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 …

Interpersonal motor alignment is a ubiquitous behavior in daily social life. It is a building
block for higher social cognition, including empathy and mentalizing and promotes positive …

From birth onward, social interaction is central to our everyday lives. Our ability to seek out
social partners, flexibly navigate and learn from social interactions, and develop social …

Using a consistent Skinnerian perspective, Behavior Analysis and Learning: A
Biobehavioral Approach, Sixth Edition provides an advanced introduction to the principles of …

Background Impaired imitation has been found to be an important factor contributing to
social communication deficits in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It has …

Engaging in socially embedded actions such as imitation and interpersonal synchrony
facilitates relationships with peers and caregivers. Imitation and interpersonal synchrony …

Empathy for pain engages both shared affective responses and self-other distinction. In this
study, we addressed the highly debated question of whether neural responses previously …

Numerous studies report abnormal cerebral cortex volume (CCV) in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD); however, genes related to CCV abnormalities in ASD remain largely …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a challenging neurodevelopmental disorder with
symptoms in social, language, sensory, motor, cognitive, emotional, repetitive behavior, and …

The mirror neuron system (MNS), mainly including the premotor cortex (PMC), inferior frontal
gyrus (IFG), superior parietal lobule (SPL), and rostral inferior parietal lobule (IPL), has …