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 proposal that human social cognition would not have evolved without mechanisms and
practices that shape minds in ways that make them easier to interpret. In this novel account …

Primates undoubtedly have impressive abilities in perceiving, recognizing, manipulating,
and predicting other individuals, but only great apes seem to recognize the cognitive basis …

In the present article we discuss the relevance of the mirror mechanism for our sense of self
and our sense of others. We argue that, by providing us with an understanding from the …

The Embodied Cognition Framework maintains that understanding actions requires motor
simulations subserved in part by premotor and primary motor regions. This hypothesis …

What is the evolutionary significance of the various mechanisms of imitation, emulation and
social learning found in humans and other animals? This paper presents an advance in the …

This study investigated the ability to predict others' action in a group of children and
adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)(n= 18). Their performance was …

Recent studies have shown that the systematic and repetitive observation of actions
belonging to the experiential human motor repertoire without verbal facilitation enhances the …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 37 (3) of Journal of
Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance (see record 2011-10888 …