Publication

2006 - Cambridge University Press, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

141,500 words, Guess

Page Count

566 pages

Physical Format

EBook

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100511242980
  • ISBN-100511250940
  • ISBN-139780511242984
  • ISBN-139780511250941
  • OverDriveB3D4F0E8-3F4C-4CA4-A171-F83CA04DBF4C
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780511242984
  • Open LibraryOL24299194M

Description

Mirror neurons may hold the brain's key to social interaction - each coding not only a particular action or emotion but also the recognition of that action or emotion in others. The Mirror System Hypothesis adds an evolutionary arrow to the story - from the mirror system for hand actions, shared with monkeys and chimpanzees, to the uniquely human mirror system for language. In this volume, written to be accessible to a wide audience, experts from child development, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, primatology and robotics present and analyze the mirror system and show how studies of action and language can illuminate each other. Topics discussed in the fifteen chapters include: What do chimpanzees and humans have in common? Does the human capability for language rest on brain mechanisms shared with other animals? How do human infants acquire language? What can be learned from imaging the human brain? How are sign- and spoken-language related? Will robots learn to act and speak like humans?

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Action to Language via the Mirror Neuron SystemEBookCambridge University Press2006

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