The mirror mechanism: a basic principle of brain function

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 17, 757 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.135 Authors: Giacomo Rizzolatti & Corrado Sinigaglia The mirror mechanism is a basic brain mechanism that transforms sensory representations of others' behaviour into one's own motor or visceromotor representations concerning that behaviour. According to its location in the brain, it may fulfil a range of cognitive functions, including action and emotion understanding.
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