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A young boy mirrors the gesture of his grandmother. Mirroring is the behavior in which one person subconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another. [1] Mirroring often occurs in social situations, particularly in the company of close friends or family, often going unnoticed by both parties.
In these monkeys, mirror neurons are found in the inferior frontal gyrus (region F5) and the inferior parietal lobule. [1] Mirror neurons are believed to mediate the understanding of other animals' behaviour. For example, a mirror neuron which fires when the monkey rips a piece of paper would also fire when the monkey sees a person rip paper ...
Social learning theory is a theory of social behavior that proposes that new behaviors can be acquired by observing and imitating others. It states that learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction, even in the absence of motor reproduction or direct reinforcement. [1]
Social Mirror Theory (SMT) states that people are not capable of self-reflection without taking into consideration a peer's interpretation of the experience. In other words, people define and resolve their internal musings through other's viewpoint.
Much of social cognition is primarily subserved by two dissociable macro-scale brain networks: the mirror neuron system (MNS) and default mode network (DMN). MNS is thought to represent and identify observable actions (e.g. reaching for a cup) that are used by DMN to infer unobservable mental states, traits, and intentions (e.g. thirsty).
fMRI studies with human participants show brain regions (assumed to contain mirror neurons) that are active when one person sees another person's goal-directed action. [141] These data led some authors to suggest that mirror neurons may provide the basis for theory of mind in the brain, and to support simulation theory of mind reading. [142]
Mirror neurons are premotor and parietal cells in the macaque brain that fire when the animal performs a goal directed action and when it sees others performing the same action." [ 23 ] Evidence suggests that the mirror neuron system also allows people to comprehend and understand the intentions and emotions of others. [ 24 ]
Vittorio Gallese posits that mirror neurons are responsible for intentional attunement [jargon] in relation to others. Gallese and colleagues at the University of Parma found a class of neurons in the premotor cortex that discharge either when macaque monkeys execute goal-related hand movements or when they watch others doing the same action ...