Mirror neurons (MNs) were first described in a seminal paper in 1992 as a class of monkey
premotor cells discharging during both action execution and observation. Despite their …

This article argues that mirror neurons originate in sensorimotor associative learning and
therefore a new approach is needed to investigate their functions. Mirror neurons were …

In spite of the remarkable progress made in the burgeoning field of social neuroscience, the
neural mechanisms that underlie social encounters are only beginning to be studied and …

Our understanding of the functions of motor system evolved remarkably in the last 20 years.
This is the consequence not only of an increase in the amount of data on this system but …

What is phenomenology? This chapter addresses this question by reviewing some classic
definitions and then by looking briefly at the historical development of phenomenology …

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 …

Simulation theories of social cognition abound in the literature, but it is often unclear what
simulation means and how it works. The discovery of mirror neurons, responding both to …

The parieto-frontal cortical circuit that is active during action observation is the circuit with
mirror properties that has been most extensively studied. Yet, there remains controversy on …

Why do people go to the movies? What does it mean to watch a movie? To what extent is the
perceived fictional nature of movies different from our daily perception of the real world? We …

The discovery of mirror neurons in motor areas of the brain has led many to assume that our
ability to understand other people's behaviour partially relies on vicarious activations of …