| Literature DB >> 18979388 |
Christian Keysers1, Luciano Fadiga.
Abstract
Since the discovery of mirror neurons, much effort has been invested into studying their location and properties in the human brain. Here we review these original findings and introduce the main topics of this special issue of Social Neuroscience. What does the mirror system code? How is the mirror system embedded into the mosaic of circuits that compose our brain? How does the mirror system contribute to communication, language and social interaction? Can the principle of mirror neurons be extended to emotions, sensations and thoughts? Papers using a wide range of methods, including single cell recordings, fMRI, TMS, EEG and psychophysics, collected in this special issue, start to give us some impressive answers.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18979388 DOI: 10.1080/17470910802408513
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Soc Neurosci ISSN: 1747-0919 Impact factor: 2.083