Mirroring and the ontogeny of social cognition
Chapter by: Filippi, Courtney; Woodward, Amanda
in: New frontiers in mirror neurons research by Ferrari, Pier Francesco; Rizzolatti, Giacomo [Ed]
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015
pp. 315-328
ISBN: 9780199686155
CID: 5443302
A developmental perspective on action and social cognition [Comment]
Krogh-Jespersen, Sheila; Filippi, Courtney; Woodward, Amanda L
The target article argues that developmental processes are key to understanding the mirror neuron system, yet neglects several bodies of developmental research that are informative for doing so. Infants' actions and action understanding are structured by goals, and the former lends structure to the latter. Evaluating the origins and functions of mirror neurons depends on integrating investigations of neural, social-cognitive and motor development.
PMID: 24775165
ISSN: 1469-1825
CID: 5364662