The mirror mechanism is a basic brain mechanism that transforms sensory representations
of others' behaviour into one's own motor or visceromotor representations concerning that …

Currently, production and comprehension are regarded as quite distinct in accounts of
language processing. In rejecting this dichotomy, we instead assert that producing 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 …

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 …

A basic claim of the embodiment framework is that all psychological processes are
influenced by body morphology, sensory systems, motor systems, and emotions. As such …

The role of auditory information on perceptual-motor processes has gained increased
interest in sports and psychology research in recent years. Numerous neurobiological and …

The classical, disembodied approach to music cognition conceptualizes action and
perception as separate, peripheral processes. In contrast, embodied accounts of music …

Why do we feel tears well up when we see a loved one cry? Why do we wince when we see
other people hurt themselves? This review addresses these questions from the perspective …

Theories of embodied cognition abound in the literature, but it is often unclear how to
understand them. We offer several interpretations of embodiment, the most interesting being …

Scientific interest in the relationship between cognition and action has increased markedly
in the past several years, fueled by the discovery of mirror neurons in monkey prefrontal and …