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The evolutionary link between mirror neurons and imitation: An evolutionary adaptive agents model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2005

Elhanan Borenstein  and
Eytan Ruppin
Elhanan Borenstein*
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv69978, Israelhttp://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~borens
Eytan Ruppin*
Affiliation:
School of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv69978, Israelhttp://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~borens School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv69978, Israelhttp://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~ruppin
*
borens@post.tau.ac.il
ruppin@post.tau.ac.il
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Abstract:

This commentary validates the fundamental evolutionary interconnection between the emergence of imitation and the mirror system. We present a novel computational framework for studying the evolutionary origins of imitative behavior and examining the emerging underlying mechanisms. Evolutionary adaptive agents that evolved in this framework demonstrate the emergence of neural “mirror” mechanisms analogous to those found in biological systems.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , April 2005 , pp. 127 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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