Understanding emotions in others: mirror neuron dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorders

To examine mirror neuron abnormalities in autism, high-functioning children with autism and matched controls underwent fMRI while imitating and observing emotional expressions. Although both groups performed the tasks equally well, children with autism showed no mirror neuron activity in the inferio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature neuroscience 2006-01, Vol.9 (1), p.28-30
Hauptverfasser:	Dapretto, Mirella, Davies, Mari S, Pfeifer, Jennifer H, Scott, Ashley A, Sigman, Marian, Bookheimer, Susan Y, Iacoboni, Marco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Genetics and Genomics Autism Autistic Disorder - physiopathology Autistic Disorder - psychology Behavioral Sciences Biological Techniques Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Brain Mapping brief-communication Child Emotions Emotions - physiology Empathy Facial Expression Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neurobiology Neurons Neurons - physiology Neurosciences Physiological aspects Social Perception
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