Citation

Krogh-Jespersen S, Filippi C, Woodward AL. Behav. Brain Sci. 2014; 37(2): 208-209.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637. skrogh@uchicago.edu cfilippi@uchicago.edu woodward@uchicago.edu http://woodwardlab.uchicago.edu/Home.html.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0140525X13002379

PMID

24775165

Abstract

The target article argues that developmental processes are key to understanding the mirror neuron system, yet neglects several bodies of developmental research that are informative for doing so. Infants' actions and action understanding are structured by goals, and the former lends structure to the latter. Evaluating the origins and functions of mirror neurons depends on integrating investigations of neural, social-cognitive and motor development.

Language: en