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What are mirror neurons? Are they the basis for empathy?
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Once again, the monkey and/or chimp world.
Based on this scholarly article's third purpose, understanding and action imitation, I'd say "yes."
Be glad neurology interests me--I'm empathetic, because I want to know more about it too. That's me in a major regional Trauma Center's Neuro ICU in2006--not modeling.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist. I'm neither.
"INTRODUCTION
Mirror neurons are a particular class of visuomotor neurons, originally discovered
in area F5 of the monkey premotor cortex, that discharge both when the monkey
does a particular action and when it observes another individual (monkey or human)
doing a similar action (Di Pellegrino et al. 1992, Gallese et al. 1996, Rizzolatti
et al. 1996a). A lateral view of the monkey brain showing the location of area F5
is presented in Figure 1.
The aim of this review is to provide an updated account of the functional
properties of the system formed by mirror neurons. The review is divided into
four sections. In the first section we present the basic functional properties of
mirror neurons in the monkey, and we discuss their functional roles in action
understanding. In the second section, we present evidence that a mirror-neuron
system similar to that of the monkey exists in humans. The third section shows
that in humans, in addition to action understanding, the mirror-neuron system
plays a fundamental role in action imitation. The last section is more speculative."
Based on this scholarly article's third purpose, understanding and action imitation, I'd say "yes."
Be glad neurology interests me--I'm empathetic, because I want to know more about it too. That's me in a major regional Trauma Center's Neuro ICU in2006--not modeling.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist. I'm neither.
"INTRODUCTION
Mirror neurons are a particular class of visuomotor neurons, originally discovered
in area F5 of the monkey premotor cortex, that discharge both when the monkey
does a particular action and when it observes another individual (monkey or human)
doing a similar action (Di Pellegrino et al. 1992, Gallese et al. 1996, Rizzolatti
et al. 1996a). A lateral view of the monkey brain showing the location of area F5
is presented in Figure 1.
The aim of this review is to provide an updated account of the functional
properties of the system formed by mirror neurons. The review is divided into
four sections. In the first section we present the basic functional properties of
mirror neurons in the monkey, and we discuss their functional roles in action
understanding. In the second section, we present evidence that a mirror-neuron
system similar to that of the monkey exists in humans. The third section shows
that in humans, in addition to action understanding, the mirror-neuron system
plays a fundamental role in action imitation. The last section is more speculative."
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