Imitation, Empathy, and Mirror Neurons.

There is a convergence between cognitive models of imitation, constructs derived from social psychology studies on mimicry and empathy, and recent empirical findings from the neurosciences. The ideomotor framework of human actions assumes a common representational format for action and perception th...

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Published in:	Annual Review of Psychology Vol. 60; pp. 653 - 671
Main Author:	Iacoboni, Marco
Format:	Article
Published:	Annual Reviews Inc. 2009
Subjects:	Mirror neurons Imitative behavior Brain function localization Empathy
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost