Abstract Several models propose Motor Imagery, Action Observation, and Movement
Execution recruit the same brain regions. There is, however, no quantitative synthesis of the …

During social interactions, people tend to automatically align with, or mimic their interactor's
facial expressions, vocalizations, postures and other bodily states. Automatic mimicry might …

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others.
Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing …

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 …

Cognitive load theory uses evolutionary theory to consider human cognitive architecture and
uses that architecture to devise novel, instructional procedures. The theory assumes that …

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 …

Over the last decade, many neuroimaging studies have assessed the human brain networks
underlying action observation and imitation using a variety of tasks and paradigms …

Unlike any other species, humans can learn and use language. This book explains how the
brain evolved to make language possible, through what Michael Arbib calls the Mirror …

▪ Abstract A category of stimuli of great importance for primates, humans in particular, is that
formed by actions done by other individuals. If we want to survive, we must understand the …

There is disagreement in the literature about the exact nature of the phenomenon of
empathy. There are emotional, cognitive, and conditioning views, applying in varying …