Mirroring brains : how we understand others from the inside / Giacomo Rizzolatti and Corrado Sinagaglia ; translated by Frances Anderson.
'Mirroring Brains' combines neuroscience, psychology and philosophy to provide a comprehensive account of one of the most intriguing discoveries of the last 30 years - the discovery of mirror neurons. These neurons are characterised by firing both when someone performs an action, and also...
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| Other title: | Specchi nel cervello. English |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Italian |
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Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Summary: | 'Mirroring Brains' combines neuroscience, psychology and philosophy to provide a comprehensive account of one of the most intriguing discoveries of the last 30 years - the discovery of mirror neurons. These neurons are characterised by firing both when someone performs an action, and also when they observe the same action being performed by others. Whereas it was widely regarded as characteristic of only a small subset of neurons, recent discoveries have shown that the mirror property is a fundamental principle of the functioning of the whole brain. Exploring this discovery, the authors explain how we are able to immediately understand others' actions and emotions, providing a deeper understanding of how we relate to each other and introducing the idea of 'understanding from the inside'. An essential read for neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers and sociologists. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical refererences and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191914560 0191914568 9780192645326 0192645323 9780192645319 0192645315 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed July 23, 2024). |