What We Know Currently about Mirror Neurons

被引:198
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作者
Kilner, J. M. [1 ]
Lemon, R. N. [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL Inst Neurol, Sobell Dept Motor Neurosci & Movement Disorders, London WC1N 3BG, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
VENTRAL PREMOTOR CORTEX; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; PARIETAL CORTEX; AREA F5; FUNCTIONAL-ORGANIZATION; ACTION REPRESENTATION; ACTION RECOGNITION; MACAQUE MONKEY; PRIMARY MOTOR; ADAPTATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.051
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Mirror neurons were discovered over twenty years ago in the ventral premotor region F5 of the macaque monkey. Since their discovery much has been written about these neurons, both in the scientific literature and in the popular press. They have been proposed to be the neuronal substrate underlying a vast array of different functions. Indeed so much has been written about mirror neurons that last year they were referred to, rightly or wrongly, as "The most hyped concept in neuroscience". Here we try to cut through some of this hyperbole and review what is currently known (and not known) about mirror neurons.
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页码:R1057 / R1062
页数:6
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