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Motor Cognition

What actions tell the self

Marc Jeannerod author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:29th Jun '06

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'Motor Cognition' describes the field of motor cognition - one to which the author's contribution has been seminal. The book examines how the motor actions we perform and watch others perform play a pivotal role in the construction of the 'self' - our ability to acknowledge and recognise our own identity.

This book is a tour de force covering encompassing neuropsychology, neurophysiology, philosophy, neuoimaging, comparative neurobiology and clinical studies to support a thought provoking perspective on motor functioning. I would recommend this book to those interested in the study of neural production of movements ... * BMA Medical Book Competition 2007 *

  • Winner of Commended in the Neurology category - BMA Medical Book Awards 2007.

ISBN: 9780198569640

Dimensions: 268mm x 188mm x 44mm

Weight: 468g

220 pages