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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 540, Issue -, Pages 15-20Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.10.006
Keywords
Mirror neurons; EEG; Infancy; Social cognition; Imitation; Humans; Rhesus macaques
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- NIH [P01HD064653-01]
- division of Intramural Research, NICHD
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [P01HD064653] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Since the discovery of mirror neurons (MNs) in the monkey there has been a renewed interest in motor theories of cognitive and social development in humans by providing a potential neural mechanism underlying an action observation/execution matching system. It has been proposed that this system plays a fundamental role in the development of complex social and cognitive behaviors such as imitation and action recognition. In this review we discuss what is known about MNs from the work using single-cell recordings in the adult monkey, the evidence for the putative MN system in humans, and the extent to which research using electroencephalography (EEG) methods has contributed to our understanding of the development of these motor systems and their role in the social behaviors postulated by the MN hypothesis. We conclude with directions for future research that will improve our understanding of the putative human MN system and the functional role of MNs in social development. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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