Brain and cognitive processes of imitation in bimanual situations: Making inferences about mirror neuron systems
Brain and cognitive processes of imitation in bimanual situations: Making inferences about mirror neuron systems
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DOI：
10.1016/j.brainres.2007.01.136
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发表时间：
2007-05-11
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2.9
通讯作者：
Werner, Simon
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作者：
Franz, Elizabeth A.;Ford, Shelley;Werner, Simon
镜像神经元系统和模仿之间的关系正在被广泛研究。然而，大多数（如果不是全部的话）关于模仿的研究只研究了镜像模式。本研究探讨是否模仿在一个镜像（镜面）模式可能反映相似或不同的神经过程和心理学原理的模仿在一个非镜像（解剖）模式。实验1研究了改变感觉信息是否会逆转典型的镜像模式优势，从而导致非镜像模式下的上级表现。实验2研究了两种不同的模仿模式是否依赖于目标选择（目标）和效应器选择（手段）。实验3考察了在典型的非镜像模仿模式下是否会发生空间平移。实验四考察了在某些情境下，非镜像模仿是否会成为模仿的自然选择模式。所有实验的结果都表明，镜像模仿和非镜像模仿模式之间存在显著差异。这些发现的意义可能会对镜像神经元的理论和模型提出挑战。(c)2007 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
The relationship between mirror neuron systems and imitation is being widely studied. However, most if not all, studies on imitation have investigated only the mirror mode. The present study examined whether imitation in a mirror (specular) mode is likely to reflect similar or distinct neural processes and psychological principles as imitation in a non-mirror (anatomical) mode. Experiment 1 examined whether altering sensory information may reverse the typical mirror mode advantage, resulting in superior performance in the non-mirror mode. Experiment 2 examined whether the two different modes of imitation rely differentially on target selection (goals) and effector selection (means). Experiment 3 examined whether spatial translations are likely to occur in a typical non-mirror imitation mode. Experiment 4 examined whether non-mirror imitation would be the naturally selected mode of imitation under some situations. Findings from all experiments demonstrated marked differences between mirror and non-mirror modes of imitation. The implications of these findings may raise challenges for theories and models of mirror neurons. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.