An exciting discovery in neurosciences over the last years has been that of a mechanism that unifies action perception and action execution. The essence of this mechanism - the mirror mechanism - is the following. Each time individuals observe an action done by others, a set of neurons that code that action are activated in the motor system. Since the observers are aware of the outcome of their motor acts, they also understand what the others are doing without the necessity of an intermediate cognitive mediation. In this article, we will discuss the most relevant data concerning the mirror mechanism including the relation between mirror mechanism and autism.
The Mirror Mechanism
Rizzolatti G.Primo
;Fabbri-Destro M.Ultimo
2012
Abstract
An exciting discovery in neurosciences over the last years has been that of a mechanism that unifies action perception and action execution. The essence of this mechanism - the mirror mechanism - is the following. Each time individuals observe an action done by others, a set of neurons that code that action are activated in the motor system. Since the observers are aware of the outcome of their motor acts, they also understand what the others are doing without the necessity of an intermediate cognitive mediation. In this article, we will discuss the most relevant data concerning the mirror mechanism including the relation between mirror mechanism and autism.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
