A unifying view of the basis of social cognition

In this article we provide a unifying neural hypothesis on how individuals understand the actions and emotions of others. Our main claim is that the fundamental mechanism at the basis of the experiential understanding of others’ actions is the activation of the mirror neuron system. A similar mechan...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Trends in cognitive sciences 2004-09, Vol.8 (9), p.396-403
Hauptverfasser:	Gallese, Vittorio, Keysers, Christian, Rizzolatti, Giacomo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Affect Amygdala - physiology Animals Behavior, Animal Biological and medical sciences Brain - physiology Cerebral Cortex - physiology Cognition Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Haplorhini Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurons - physiology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Psychomotor Performance Social attribution, perception and cognition Social Behavior Social Perception Social psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	In this article we provide a unifying neural hypothesis on how individuals understand the actions and emotions of others. Our main claim is that the fundamental mechanism at the basis of the experiential understanding of others’ actions is the activation of the mirror neuron system. A similar mechanism, but involving the activation of viscero-motor centers, underlies the experiential understanding of the emotions of others.
ISSN:	1364-6613 1879-307X
DOI:	10.1016/j.tics.2004.07.002