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The Neuroscience of
Social Interaction:
Decoding, imitating, and
influencing the actions
of others
CHRISTOPHER D. FRITH
DANIEL
Editors
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
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The Neuroscience of Social Interaction
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The Neuroscience of
Social Interaction
Decoding, imitating, and
influencing the actions
of others
Edited by
CHRISTOPHER D. FRITH
e Department of Imaging Neuroscience,
Institute of Neurology, University College London, London
and
DANIEL M. WOLPERT
Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders,
Institute of Neurology, University College London, London
Originating from a Theme Issue first published by Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society, Series B.
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