Mirror neuron systems: the role of mirroring processes in social cognition

The discovery of mirror neurons and of a mirror neuron system in the human brain raises the interesting possibility that ‘mirroring’ may constitute novel instances of mental simulation. It also provides the basis for unique processessuch as ‘mindreading’, the ability to make inferences about the actions of others. That an elementary process in motor cognition may be foundational to mindreading goes a long way in providing a rational basis for the study of socialcognition. Social cognition is a broad discipline that encompasses many issues not yet adequately addressed by neurobiologists. In Mirror Neuron Systems: The Role of Mirroring Processes in Social Cognition, leading thinkers in this nascent field craft chapters aimed at sparking a dialogue regarding the relevance of mirroring neural systems in cognition. Timely study of mirroring processes in the recently expanding field of social cognition Interdisciplinary contributors including philosophers, social psychologists, cognitive scientists andneuroscientists Provides the latest research and thinking of leading international scientists Brings together novel and unique interpretations of the role of mirroring in social cognition INDICE: Unifying Social Cognition.- Reflections on the Mirror Neuron System: Their Evolutionary Functions Beyond Motor Representation.- The Neurophysiology of Early Motor Resonance.- The Rational Continuum of Human Imitation.- From Embodied Representation to Co-Regulation.- The Problem of Other Minds Is Nota Problem: Mirror Neurons and Intersubjectivity.- Hierarchically Organized ‘Mirroring’ Processes in Social Cognition: The Functional Neuroanatomy of Empathy.- Mirror Neurons and the Neural Exploitation Hypothesis: From Embodied Simulation to Social Cognition.- From Imitation to Reciprocation and Mutual Recognition.- Automatic and Controlled Processing.- Embodied Perspective on Emotion-Cognition Interactions.- The Role of Mirror Neuron Dysfunction in Autism.- Synaesthesia for Pain: Feeling Pain with Another.- Mirroring, Mindreading, and Simulation.- Does the Mirror Neuron System and Its Impairment Explain Human Imitation and Autism?- Neural Simulation and Social Cognition.

• ISBN: 978-1-934115-34-3
• Editorial: Humana
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 435
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés