The human mirror system: a motor resonance theory of mind-reading |
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Authors: | Agnew Zarinah K Bhakoo Kishore K Puri Basant K |
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Institution: | MRC Clinical Sciences Center, Imperial College London, UK. z.agnew@csc.mrc.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Electrophysiological data confirm the existence of neurons that respond to both motor and sensory events in the macaque brain. These mirror neurons respond to execution and observation of goal-orientated actions. It has been suggested that they comprise a neural basis for encoding an internal representation of action. In this paper the evidence for a parallel system in humans is reviewed and the implications for human theory of mind processing are discussed. Different components of theory of mind are discussed; the evidence for mirror activity within subtypes is addressed. While there is substantial evidence for a human mirror system, there are weaknesses in the attempts to localize such a system in the brain. Preliminary evidence indicates that mirror neurons may be involved in theory of mind; however, these data by their very nature are reliant on the presence, and precise characterization, of the human mirror system. |
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Keywords: | Cognitive neuroscience Functional magnetic resonance imaging Mirror neuron Mirror system Motor intention Theory of mind |
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