The discovery of mirror neurons caused a revolution in neuroscience and psychology. Nevertheless, because of their profound impact within life sciences, mirror neuron are still the subject of numerous debates concerning their origins and their functions. With more than 20 years of research in this area, it is timely to synthesise the expanding literature on this topic.
'New frontiers in Mirror Neurons' provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in mirror neurons research - accessible both to experts and to non-experts. In the book, leading scholars draw on the latest research to examine methodological approaches, theoretical implications, and the latest findings on mirror neurons research.
A broad range of topics are covered within the book: basic findings and new concepts in action-perception theory, functional properties and evolution, development, and clinical implications. In particular, the last two sections of the book outline the importance of the plasticity and development of the mirror neuron system. This knowledge will be key in future research for helping us understand possible disorders associated with impairments in the mirror neurons system, as well as in helping us design new therapeutic tools for interventions within the field of neurodevelopmental disorders and in neurorehabilitation.
'New Frontiers in Mirror Neurons' is an exciting new work for neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers of mind.
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This rare, one-of-a-kind book provides an excellent, integrated package of information about the mirror mechanism of the human brain, particularly mirror neurons, which control not only physical movements, but also perform numerous sophisticated acts of cognition. * Venkat Subramanian, Biz India Online News * ...suitable for both specialist neuroscientists and others who want to learn detailed facts about the mirror mechanisms * Marios Kyriazis, New Frontiers in Mirror Neurons Research, Current Ageing Science, Vol 9, No 4 * This area of research is both extremely interesting with deep implications for neuroscience, and at the same time, it generates intense debate and controversy. [ New Frontiers in Mirror Neurons Research] aims to discuss this subject matter in great detail and provide a varietyof opinions and viewpoints. It does so with remarkable success. * Current Aging Science Vol. 9 Issue No. 4, Marios Kyriazis *
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Section 1 Basic findings and concepts in action-perception theory |
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1 The neuroanatomy of the mirror neuron system |
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2 The role of mirror neurons in goal coding and intention understanding |
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3 New properties of F5 mirror neurons and their implications for response selection |
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4 Magnetoencephalography studies of action observation |
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5 How to study the mirror neuron system with functional MRI: Challenges and solutions |
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Section 2 Functional properties and evolution |
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6 Neural underpinnings of anticipatory action simulation and perception in expert brains |
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7 The mirror system in human and nonhuman primates: Comparative functional imaging studies suggest multiple systems |
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9 The chimpanzee mirror system and the evolution of frontoparietal circuits for action observation and social learning |
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10 Mirror neurons in the songbird brain: A neural interface for learned vocal communication |
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198 | (24) |
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12 Epigenetic regulation of mirror neuron development, and related evolutionary hypotheses |
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222 | (23) |
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13 Relating the ontogeny and function of mirror neurons to perceptual learning and inference |
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245 | (11) |
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14 The mirror neuron system and the mu rhythm |
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15 On the development of the mirror neuron system |
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274 | (22) |
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16 Neonatal imitation and its sensorimotor mechanism |
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296 | (19) |
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17 Mirroring and the ontogeny of social cognition |
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Section 4 Theoretical and clinical implications |
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19 Schizophrenia, bodily selves, and embodied simulation |
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20 The use of action observation treatment to restore motor function in patients with neurological disorders |
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21 The role of the mirror neuron system in the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder |
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Pierfrancesco Ferrari is Associate Professor at the University of Parma, Italy, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, USA. Ferrari's current research focuses on the functional role and development of parietal and premotor cortical functions in relation to social cognitive processes in human and nonhuman primates. From 2007 to 2008, Ferrari served as Adjunct Scientist at the NIH, Bethesda, USA, conducting research on cortical development in relation to cognitive functions in macaque monkeys. Together with Giacomo Rizzolatti he is Director of the International School of Neurosciences "Sir John Eccles ", at the Ettore Majorana Centre in Erice, Italy.
Giacomo Rizzolatti has been President of the European Brain Behavior Society and Italian Society for Neuroscience. He is the Senior Scientist of the research team that discovered mirror neurons. His main research focus has been the role of the motor cortex in higher cognitive functions. He is member of Accademia dei Lincei, Académie des Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. He is the recipient of several prizes: "Golgi Prize for Physiology", "George Miller Award", "Grawemeyer Prize ", Price of Asturias Prize for Science and Technology " Prix J.L. Signoret in Neuropsychologie " from the IPSEN Fondation, and the "Brain Prize from Lundbeck Foundation ".
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