Observed Manipulation Enhances Left Fronto-Parietal Activations in the Processing of Unfamiliar Tools

Tools represent a special class of objects, as functional details of tools can afford certain actions. In addition, information gained via prior experience with tools can be accessed on a semantic level, providing a basis for meaningful object interactions. Conceptual representations of tools also e...

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Main Authors: Rüther, Norma Naima, Tettamanti, Marco, Cappa, Stefano F., Bellebaum, Christian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049811/