Mirror neurons 30 years later: implications and applications.
action observation
emotion
motor system
neurorehabilitation
social interaction
Journal
Trends in cognitive sciences
ISSN: 1879-307X
Titre abrégé: Trends Cogn Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9708669
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2022
09 2022
Historique:
received:
22
11
2021
revised:
21
05
2022
accepted:
07
06
2022
pubmed:
9
7
2022
medline:
16
8
2022
entrez:
8
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mirror neurons (MNs) were first described in a seminal paper in 1992 as a class of monkey premotor cells discharging during both action execution and observation. Despite their debated origin and function, recent studies in several species, from birds to humans, revealed that beyond MNs properly so called, a variety of cell types distributed among multiple motor, sensory, and emotional brain areas form a 'mirror mechanism' more complex and flexible than originally thought, which has an evolutionarily conserved role in social interaction. Here, we trace the current limits and envisage the future trends of this discovery, showing that it inspired translational research and the development of new neurorehabilitation approaches, and constitutes a point of no return in social and affective neuroscience.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35803832
pii: S1364-6613(22)00134-6
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2022.06.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
767-781Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests No interests are declared.