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Mirror Neuron Systems - The Role of Mirroring Processes in Social Cognition (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
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Mirror Neuron Systems - The Role of Mirroring Processes in Social Cognition (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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The aim of this book is to bring together social scientists,
cognitive scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists,
neuropsychologists and others to promote a dialogue about the
variety of processes involved in social cognition, as well as the
relevance of mirroring neural systems to those processes. Social
cognition is a broad discipline that encompasses many issues not
yet adequately addressed by neurobiologists. Yet, it is a strong
belief that framing these issues in terms of the neural basis of
social cognition, especially within an evolutionary perspective,
can be a very fruitful strategy. This book includes some of the
leading thinkers in the nascent field of mirroring processes and
reflects the authors' attempts to till common ground from a variety
of perspectives. The book raises contrary views and addresses some
of the most vexing yet core questions in the field - providing the
basis for extended discussion among interested readers and laying
down guidelines for future research. It has been argued that
interaction with members of one's own social group enhances
cognitive development in primates and especially humans (Barrett
& Henzi, 2005). Byrne and Whiten (1988), Donald (1991), and
others have speculated that abilities such as cooperation,
deception, and imitation led to increasingly complex social
interactions among primates resulting in a tremendous expansion of
the cerebral cortex. The evolutionary significance of an imitation
capability in primates is matched by its ontological consequences.
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