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Mirror neurons: A sensorimotor representation system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2002

Vittorio Gallese  and
Christian Keysers
Vittorio Gallese
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Università di Parma, I-43100 Parma, Italyvittorio.gallese@unipr.itkeysers@nemo.unipr.it
Christian Keysers
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Università di Parma, I-43100 Parma, Italyvittorio.gallese@unipr.itkeysers@nemo.unipr.it
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Abstract

Positing the importance of sensorimotor contingencies for perception is by no means denying the presence and importance of representations. Using the evidence of mirror neurons we will show the intrinsic relationship between action control and representation within the logic of forward models.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 5 , October 2001 , pp. 983 - 984
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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