Evidence of mirror neurons in human inferior frontal gyrus

JM Kilner, A Neal, N Weiskopf, KJ Friston… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
There is much current debate about the existence of mirror neurons in humans. To identify
mirror neurons in the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) of humans, we used a repetition suppression …

The mirror neuron system and its function in humans

G Rizzolatti - Anatomy and embryology, 2005 - Springer
Mirror neurons are a particular type of neurons that discharge when an individual performs
an action, as well as when he/she observes a similar action done by another individual …

The mirror neuron system

L Cattaneo, G Rizzolatti - Archives of neurology, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Mirror neurons are a class of neurons, originally discovered in the premotor cortex of
monkeys, that discharge both when individuals perform a given motor act and when they …

Mirror neurons (and beyond) in the macaque brain: an overview of 20 years of research

A Casile - Neuroscience letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Mirror neurons are a class of neurons in the ventral pre-motor cortex (area F5) and inferior
parietal lobule (area PFG) that respond during the execution as well as the observation of …

Mirror neurons in humans: Consisting or confounding evidence?

L Turella, AC Pierno, F Tubaldi, U Castiello - Brain and language, 2009 - Elsevier
The widely known discovery of mirror neurons in macaques shows that premotor and
parietal cortical areas are not only involved in executing one's own movement, but are also …

[HTML][HTML] fMRI adaptation reveals mirror neurons in human inferior parietal cortex

TTJ Chong, R Cunnington, MA Williams, N Kanwisher… - Current biology, 2008 - cell.com
Mirror neurons, as originally described in the macaque, have two defining properties [1, 2]:
They respond specifically to a particular action (eg, bringing an object to the mouth), and …

Mirror neurons and mirror systems in monkeys and humans

M Fabbri-Destro, G Rizzolatti - Physiology, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Mirror neurons are a distinct class of neurons that transform specific sensory information into
a motor format. Mirror neurons have been originally discovered in the premotor and parietal …

μ-suppression during action observation and execution correlates with BOLD in dorsal premotor, inferior parietal, and SI cortices

D Arnstein, F Cui, C Keysers, NM Maurits… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
The discovery of mirror neurons in the monkey, that fire during both the execution and the
observation of the same action, sparked great interest in studying the human equivalent. For …

[HTML][HTML] Corticospinal neurons in macaque ventral premotor cortex with mirror properties: a potential mechanism for action suppression?

A Kraskov, N Dancause, MM Quallo, S Shepherd… - Neuron, 2009 - cell.com
The discovery of" mirror neurons" in area F5 of the ventral premotor cortex has prompted
many theories as to their possible function. However, the identity of mirror neurons remains …

Do mirror neurons subserve action understanding?

G Hickok - Neuroscience letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Mirror neurons were once widely believed to support action understanding via motor
simulation of the observed actions. Recent evidence regarding the functional properties of …