Human cortex: reflections of mirror neurons

Ilan Dinstein

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.09.007

Human cortex: reflections of mirror neurons

Curr Biol. 2008 Oct 28;18(20):R956-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.09.007.

Author

Ilan Dinstein¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 Washington Place, New York, New York 10003, USA. ilan@cns.nyu.edu

PMID: 18957251
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.09.007

Abstract

Claims to have identified mirror neurons in human cortex have been controversial. A recent study has applied an fMRI adaptation protocol to the problem and come up with novel evidence for the existence of movement-selective mirror neurons in human cortex.

MeSH terms

Brain Mapping
Humans
Imitative Behavior / physiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Motor Activity / physiology
Neurons / physiology*
Parietal Lobe / physiology*
Psychomotor Performance / physiology*
Visual Perception / physiology