Mirror neurons were discovered over twenty years ago in the ventral premotor region F5 of
the macaque monkey. Since their discovery much has been written about these neurons …

There is much interest in the claim that dysfunction of the mirror neuron system in individuals
with autism spectrum condition causes difficulties in social interaction and communication …

Our experience of the world seems to divide naturally into discrete, temporally extended
events, yet the mechanisms underlying the learning and identification of events are poorly …

Individuals with autism spectrum conditions have difficulties in understanding and
responding appropriately to others. Additionally, they demonstrate impaired perception of …

Neuroscientific and psychological data suggest a close link between affordance and mirror
systems in the brain. However, we still lack a full understanding of both the individual …

Neurophysiological and imaging studies have shown that seeing the actions of other
individuals brings about the vicarious activation of motor regions involved in performing the …

Mu rhythm is an EEG measure of resting motor neurons, which is normally suppressed by
input because of action observation or movement execution. This characteristic has caused …

L'Embodied Cognition rappresenta la più grande novità nella psicologia cognitiva degli
ultimi vent'anni. Alla base di questo programma vi è l'idea che i processi cognitivi …

Observation of snapshots depicting ongoing motor acts increases corticospinal motor
excitability. Such motor facilitation indexes the anticipatory simulation of observed (implied) …

Interactions between people require shared high-level cognitive representations of action
goals, intentions [1], and mental states [2], but do people also share their representation of …