Ten years ago, Perspectives in Psychological Science published the Mirror Neuron Forum,
in which authors debated the role of mirror neurons in action understanding, speech …

The vast expansion of research in human-robot interactions (HRI) these last decades has
been accompanied by the design of increasingly skilled robots for engaging in joint actions …

Background Mirror neuron system (MNS) consists of visuomotor neurons that are
responsible for the mirror neuron activity (MNA), meaning that each time an individual …

Introduction to Ecological Psychology is a highly accessible book that offers an overview of
the fundamental theoretical foundations of Ecological Psychology. The authors, Julia JC …

For nearly half a century, psychologists, psychiatrists, ethologists, and myriad other students
of human behavior and family life have summoned these terms to convey the special …

The ability to understand mental states of others is referred to as mentalizing and enabled by
our Theory of Mind. This social skill relies on brain regions comprising the mentalizing …

Although loneliness itself is a natural emotion, prolonged loneliness is detrimental to human
health. Despite its detrimental effect, few loneliness-related neuroimaging studies have …

Virtual reality allows users to experience a sense of ownership of a virtual body-a
phenomenon commonly known as the body ownership illusion. Researchers and designers …

The dorsolateral striatum plays a critical role in the acquisition and expression of stimulus-
response habits that are learned in experimental laboratories. Here, we use meta-analytic …

There is an ongoing debate as to whether violent video game exposure (VGE) has a
negative impact on social functioning. This debate continues in part because of …