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. 2013 Aug;36(4):438.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12002051.

Mirror neurons are central for a second-person neuroscience: insights from developmental studies

Elizabeth Ann Simpson  1 , Pier Francesco Ferrari
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Mirror neurons are central for a second-person neuroscience: insights from developmental studies

Elizabeth Ann Simpson et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Aug.

Abstract

Based on mirror neurons' properties, viewers are emotionally engaged when observing others - even when not actively interacting; therefore, characterizing non-participatory action-viewing as isolated may be misleading. Instead, we propose a continuum of socio-emotional engagement. We also highlight recent developmental work that uses a second-person perspective, investigating behavioral, physiological, and neural activity during caregiver-infant interactions.

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  • Toward a second-person neuroscience.
    Schilbach L, Timmermans B, Reddy V, Costall A, Bente G, Schlicht T, Vogeley K. Schilbach L, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Aug;36(4):393-414. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12000660. Behav Brain Sci. 2013. PMID: 23883742

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