Four models of the functional contribution of mirror systems

Philosophical Explorations

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-194

  Michael, John ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

interaction; inverse modeling; mirror neurons; predictive coding; simulation theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957937683     PISSN: 13869795     EISSN: 17415918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13869795.2011.569747     Document Type: Review

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