Christian Keysers
University of Amsterdam
163 Papers
974 Citations
Christian Keysers is an academic researcher from University of Amsterdam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mirror neuron & Empathy. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 150 publications. Previous affiliations of Christian Keysers include University of Konstanz & University of Parma.
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Papers
Rapid serial visual presentation for the determination of neural selectivity in area STSa.
TL;DR: This work shows that rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) in combination with a progressive reduction of the stimulus set is an efficient method for describing the selectivity properties of high-level cortical neurons in single-cell electrophysiological recording experiments and finds a population of cells that respond reliably to complex non-face stimuli, though their tuning properties are not obvious.
A touching sight: SII/PV activation during the observation and experience of touch.
Christian Keysers,Bruno Wicker,Valeria Gazzola,Jean-Luc Anton,Leonardo Fogassi,Vittorio Gallese +5 more
TL;DR: It is found using fMRI that the secondary but not the primary somatosensory cortex is activated both when the participants were touched and when they observed someone or something else getting touched by objects.
Representing Multiple Observed Actions in the Motor System
TL;DR: Results show that the motor system is able to represent multiple observed actions, and as such reveal a potential mechanism by which third-party social encounters could be processed in the brain.
The Speed of Sight
TL;DR: The performance of single neurons was comparable to that of humans and responded in a similar way to changes in presentation rate and the implications for the role of temporal cortex cells in perception are discussed.
Representing Multiple Observed Actions in the Motor System.
TL;DR: Results show that the motor system is able to represent multiple observed actions, and as such reveal a potential mechanism by which third-party social encounters could be processed in the brain.