TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Hebbian learning and predictive mirror neurons for actions, sensations and emotions
JO  - Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
A1  - Keysers, Christian
A1  - Gazzola, Valeria
SP  - 20130175
EP  - 20130175
VL  - 369
IS  - 1644
N2  - Spike-timing-dependent plasticity is considered the neurophysiological basis of Hebbian learning and has been shown to be sensitive to both contingency and contiguity between pre- and postsynaptic activity. Here, we will examine how applying this Hebbian learning rule to a system of interconnected neurons in the presence of direct or indirect re-afference (e.g. seeing/hearing one's own actions) predicts the emergence of mirror neurons with predictive properties. In this framework, we analyse how mirror neurons become a dynamic system that performs active inferences about the actions of others and allows joint actions despite sensorimotor delays. We explore how this system performs a projection of the self onto others, with egocentric biases to contribute to mind-reading. Finally, we argue that Hebbian learning predicts mirror-like neurons for sensations and emotions and review evidence for the presence of such vicarious activations outside the motor system.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0962-8436
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0175
ID  - ref1
ER  -