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Mirror neuron

A mirror neuron is a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another. Thus, the neuron "mirrors" the behavior of the other, as though the observer were itself acting.

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Mirror neuron

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Empathy · 21
Mirror neuron → After, Christian Keysers, David Freedberg, Deakin, EEG, First, Frans, However, IFG, In, IPL, Jean Decety, MEG, Nevertheless, Peter Enticott, Second, Soukayna Bekkali, Stephanie Preston, University, Vittorio Gallese
related to External links · 19
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related to Autism · 15
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related to Discovery · 15
Mirror neuron → Broca's, During, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Giuseppe Di Pellegrino, In, Leonardo Fogassi, Luciano Fadiga, Nature, Parma, Pier Francesco Ferrari, The, They, University, Vittorio Gallese, While
related to Language · 13
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related to Doubts concerning mirror neurons · 12
Mirror neuron → According, Although, Critics, Dinstein, F5, Hickok, Ilan Dinstein, In, Other, Pascolo, The, TMS
related to Development · 10
Mirror neuron → Associative, Associative Sequence Learning, Careful, Hebbian, However, Human, Meltzoff, Moore, One, Two
related to Imitation · 9
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related to Theory of mind · 8
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related to Understanding intentions · 7
Mirror neuron → Fogassi, For, In, IPL, Many, The, The IPL

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mirror neurons neuron system action brain motor human humans observed actions activity autism theory another cortex researchers imitation monkey empathy

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Mirror neuronMeSHD0591671.00infobox
Mirror neuronis aneuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another0.90text
Marco Iacoboni have argued that mirror neuron systems in the human brain help humans understand the actionsinstance ofNeuroscientists0.80text
intentions of other peopleinstance ofNeuroscientists0.80text
empathyinstance ofIacoboni has argued that mirror neurons are the neural basis of the human capacity for emotions0.80text
body perceptioninstance ofThey may furnish a neural basis for predicting another individual's subsequent actions and inferring intention.Understanding intention can be broken down into various stages0.80text
action identificationinstance ofThey may furnish a neural basis for predicting another individual's subsequent actions and inferring intention.Understanding intention can be broken down into various stages0.80text
in speech shadowinginstance ofsuch vocal imitation can occur without comprehension0.80text
echolalia.Further evidence for this link comes from an earlier study in which the brain activity of two participants was measured using fMRI while they were gesturing words to each other using hand gestures with a game of charadesinstance ofsuch vocal imitation can occur without comprehension0.80text
Hickokinstance ofAccording to scientists0.80text
Pascoloinstance ofAccording to scientists0.80text
and Dinsteininstance ofAccording to scientists0.80text

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