Behavioural neuroscience: Neurons of imitation

被引:10
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作者
Tchernichovski, Ofer [1 ]
Wallman, Josh [1 ]
机构
[1] CUNY City Coll, Dept Biol, New York, NY 10031 USA
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D O I
10.1038/451249a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In songbirds, a class of neurons shows a striking similarity in activity when the bird sings and when it hears a similar song. This mirroring neuronal activity could contribute to imitation.
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页数:2
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