Predicting Intentions of a Familiar Significant Other Beyond the Mirror Neuron System

Inferring intentions of others is one of the most intriguing issues in interpersonal interaction. Theories of embodied cognition and simulation suggest that this mechanism takes place through a direct and automatic matching process that occurs between an observed action and past actions. This proces...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Cacioppo, Elsa Juan, George Monteleone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00155/full