LEADER 03833nam 2200445z- 450 001 9910136807203321 005 20231214133529.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000631075 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/62616 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000631075 100 $a20202102d2016 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhat can we make of theories of embodiment and the role of the human mirror neuron system? 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2016 215 $a1 electronic resource (116 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 $a2-88919-761-1 330 $aIn recent years, work surrounding theories of embodiment and the role of the putative mirror neuron system (MNS) in humans has gained considerable attention. If humans have developed a net-work of neurons that fire in response to other beings? actions, as has been shown in macaques, this system could have vast implications for all kinds of cognitive processes unique to humans, such as language, learning, empathy and communication in general. The goal of tapping into and understanding such a system is a fascinating yet challenging one. One form of embodiment - embodied linguistics - suggests that the way we process linguistic information is linked to our physical experience of the concept conveyed by each word. The interaction between these cognitive systems (i.e., language and motor processing) may occur thanks to the firing of neurons making up the MNS. The possible interdependence between different cognitive systems has implications for healthy as well as pathological profiles, and in fact, work in recent years has also explored the role of ?embodiment? and/or the MNS in clinical populations such as stroke, Parkinson?s Disease, Alzheimer?s Disease, and Autism, among others. Research on embodiment and/or the MNS has been approached with a number of different methodologies, but the results obtained with these different methodologies have not been entirely consistent, generating doubts regarding the theories. The question has been raised as to what this line of inquiry can gain from the types of evidence contributed by functional neuroimaging methods carried out with healthy volunteers versus behavioral or lesion-symptom mapping methods employed with neurologically-compromised individuals. Of particular interest are the clinical applications of this line of research. If indeed a system exists which reflects a tight link between, for example, the human language and motor systems, then the obvious challenge is to tap into this system to create useful therapies that can provide rehabilitation where damage has occurred. This Research Topic brought together work conducted with healthy and patient populations using several behavioral and imaging techniques, as well as insightful commentaries and opinion pieces. We believe the combined work of the participating authors is an important contribution to this intriguing line of research and an excellent point of reference for future work. 610 $aaction perception 610 $aMirror activity 610 $aEmbodied Simulation 610 $aAction Understanding 610 $aImitation 610 $aEmbodied Cognition 610 $aEmpathy 610 $aembodiment 610 $amotor-language processing 610 $aMirror Neurons 700 $aJuliana Baldo$4auth$01328827 702 $aFernando Gonzalez-Perilli$4auth 702 $aAgustin Ibanez$4auth 702 $aAnalia Arevalo$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136807203321 996 $aWhat can we make of theories of embodiment and the role of the human mirror neuron system$93039003 997 $aUNINA