Mirror neurons in humans: Consisting or confounding evidence?

被引：112
作者：
Turella, Luca [1 ]
Pierno, Andrea C. [1 ]
Tubaldi, Federico [1 ]
Castiello, Umberto [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Padua, Dept Gen Psychol, I-35131 Padua, Italy
[2] Univ London, Dept Psychol, Surrey TW20 OEX, England
来源：
BRAIN AND LANGUAGE | 2009年 / 108卷 / 01期
关键词：
Mirror neurons; Imitation; Action observation; fMRI; PET; Humans; Macaque monkey; Inferior frontal cortex; Parietal cortex; Premotor cortex; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; NEURAL MECHANISMS; PREMOTOR CORTEX; GRASP REPRESENTATIONS; FINGER CONFIGURATIONS; ACTION RECOGNITION; BIOLOGICAL MOTION; SOCIAL COGNITION; OTHERS ACTIONS; BRAIN-AREAS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.bandl.2007.11.002
中图分类号：
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号：
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要：
The widely known discovery of mirror neurons in macaques shows that premotor and parietal cortical areas are not only involved ill executing one's own movement, but are also active when observing the action of others. The goal of this essay is to critically evaluate the substance of functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) studies whose aim has been to reveal the presence of a parallel system in humans. An inspection of this literature suggests that there is relatively weak evidence for the existence of a circuit with 'mirror' properties in humans, such as that described in monkeys. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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