Citation

Saygin AP, Dick F. Behav. Brain Sci. 2014; 37(2): 219.

Affiliation

Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdom. f.dick@bbk.ac.uk http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/our-research/labs/alphalab.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X13002483

PMID

24775176

Abstract

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.

Language: en