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. 2014 Apr;37(2):202-3.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13002318.

Higher-level processes in the formation and application of associations during action understanding

Lieke Heil  1 , Stan van Pelt  1 , Johan Kwisthout  1 , Iris van Rooij  1 , Harold Bekkering  1
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Higher-level processes in the formation and application of associations during action understanding

Lieke Heil et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

The associative account described in the target article provides a viable explanation for the origin of mirror neurons. We argue here that if mirror neurons develop purely by associative learning, then they cannot by themselves explain intentional action understanding. Higher-level processes seem to be involved in the formation of associations as well as in their application during action understanding.

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