Sensorimotor learning and the ontogeny of the mirror neuron system.

The effect of emotional processes on the performance of mirror neuron system in people with ADHD traits

  Introduction Mirror neurons play an important role in the understanding of emotional functions. On the other hand, ADHD people are having difficulty understanding both emotional aspects. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the emotional processes on the functioning of the mirror neuron system in people with ADHD traits. Materials and Methods At first, 500 ...

Resubmitted to: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance ACQUISITION OF AUTOMATIC IMITATION IS SENSITIVE TO SENSORIMOTOR CONTINGENCY Key words: Automatic imitation, associative sequence learning, mirror neuron system, contingency, sensorimotor learning

Resubmitted to: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance ACQUISITION OF AUTOMATIC IMITATION IS SENSITIVE TO SENSORIMOTOR CONTINGENCY Key words: Automatic imitation, associative sequence learning, mirror neuron system, contingency, sensorimotor learning

The associative sequence learning model proposes that the development of the mirror system depends on the same mechanisms of associative learning that mediate Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning. To test this model, two experiments used the reduction of automatic imitation through incompatible sensorimotor training to assess whether mirror system plasticity is sensitive to contingency (i.e....

Where do mirror neurons come from?

Debates about the evolution of the 'mirror neuron system' imply that it is an adaptation for action understanding. Alternatively, mirror neurons may be a byproduct of associative learning. Here I argue that the adaptation and associative hypotheses both offer plausible accounts of the origin of mirror neurons, but the associative hypothesis has three advantages. First, it provides a straightfor...

نورون های آینه ای و نقش آن درتقلید و نظریه ی ذهن در کودکان طیف اتیسم

Recent studies have reported the discovery of a group of neurons in the motor cortex of the brain's gray. These neurons are called mirror neurons. Rizzolatti and colleagues in 1990s discovered the first mirror neuron system in monkeys in the University of Parma. Mirror neurons in brain are responsible for understanding the actions and intentions of others. The mirror neuron system has an import...