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The study was supported by EU Contract QLG3-CT-2002-00746, Mirror, by EU Contract IST 2004- 001917, by the Italian Ministero dell’Università e Ricerca, Cofin 2002, and FIRB n. RBNE01SZB4.
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Rizzolatti, G. The mirror neuron system and its function in humans. Anat Embryol 210, 419–421 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-005-0039-z
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