The emergence of mirror-like response properties from domain-general principles in vision and audition. Issue 2 (29th April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Saygin, Ayse P.; Dick, Frederic
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 37:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 219
• Page End: 219
• Publication Date: 2014-04-29
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X13002483
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Like Cook et al., we suggest that mirror neurons are a fascinating product of cross-modal learning. As predicted by an associative account, responses in motor regions are observed for novel and/or abstract visual stimuli such as point-light and android movements. Domain-specific mirror responses also emerge as a function of audiomotor expertise that is slowly acquired over years of intensive training.</p> </abstract>