Before and below ‘theory of mind’: embodied simulation and the neural correlates of social cognition

By Vittorio Gallese †. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2007

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Mathematical imagination and embodied cognition (2009, background): “To understand how such cooperative uttering is achieved, we find helpful the perspective that Gallese (2003, 2007) has developed on empathy and intersubjectivity, centered on the action of the “mirror systems”.”
The emergence of music from the Theory of Mind (2009, background): “Two perspectives on ToM - Theory Theory and Simulation Theory – offer alternative explanations for the emergence of music through the use of pre-existing cognitive faculties.”
Two systems for empathy: a double dissociation between emotional and cognitive empathy in inferior frontal gyrus versus ventromedial prefrontal lesions. (2009, methodology): “Thus, although some doubt has been voiced with respect to the role played by MNS in social cognition (Jacob and Jeannerod, 2005), these results present an empirical evidence that the MNS is essential for emotional empathy.”
Two problems of intersubjectivity (2009, background): “…an implicit simulation when we observe the actions of others by activating our own motor system in a way that matches the observed action (see e.g., Gallese, 2007; Goldman, 2006).1 [1] I’ve argued against the ST interpretation of the mirror system and in favour of an interpretation in terms of an…”
Empathy: a motivated account. (2014, background): “Most prominently, Gallese and colleagues (Gallese, 2003a, 2003b, 2007; Gallese & Goldman, 1998; Gallese, Keysers, & Rizzolatti, 2004) argue that experience sharing and neural resonance are largely automatic.”
The extended body: a case study in the neurophenomenology of social interaction (2012, neutral): “…it is argued that by means of these neurons “a bridge is created between others and ourselves” (Gallese et al. 2004: 400), that they “sustain shared representations between self and other” (Jackson and Decety 2004: 259), and thus ultimately contribute to “intentional attunement” (Gallese 2007).”
Prediction, Cognition and the Brain (2009, background): “, action understanding or language, has been proposed for the so-called “mirror neuron system” (Gallese, 2007).”
The social brain? (2007, background): “Since Gallese (2007) will be discussing this system in detail in his contribution to this issue, my comments will be brief and will emphasize my particular view.”
Mirror Neurons, Embodied Simulation, and the Neural Basis of Social Identification (2009, background): “…2004; Tettamanti et al., 2005; see also Pulvermüller, 2002), suggesting—as it will become clearer in the final part of this paper—that mirror neurons together with other parts of the sensory-motor system could play a relevant role in language semantics (Gallese, 2007, 2008; Gallese & Lakoff, 2005).”
Inference or interaction: social cognition without precursors (2008, background): “Such activations constitute ‘simulation routines, as if processes enabling models of others to be created’ at the functional level (Gallese 2001 , 45; also see Gallese 2007 ).”
Empathy deficits and sexual offending: A model of obstacles to empathy (2013, background): “According to the theory of embodied simulation, automatic resonance with another's emotional state creates implicit affect sharing, a form of empathy (Gallese, 2007; Gallese, Keysers, & Rizzolatti, 2004).”
A Moderate Approach to Embodied Cognitive Science (2012, background): “It is noteworthy that Gallese, a long-time proponent of the importance of embodiment (see Gallese 2005, 2007), has recently signed on to the Bformat interpretation of embodiment (Gallese and Sinigaglia 2011).5 However, I have yet to offer a specific formulation of an embodied cognition thesis.”
The Neural Bases for Empathy (2011, background): “This state-matching reaction has been related to the simulation theory, which suggests that processing of social information involves activating neural states during observation that match those that the observer experiences in a similar situation (Gallese 2007).”
The functional role of the parieto-frontal mirror circuit: interpretations and misinterpretations (2010, background): “Understanding the reasons behind an agent's motor intention requires additional inferential processe”
Age-related neural dynamics of empathy in preschoolers: an EEG study with naturalistic viewing (2026, unknown): “…to-pography aligns with established mechanisms, suggesting that MS3’s right-hemispheric dominance potentially corresponds to emotion perception networks (Adolphs 2002), whereas MS2’s left-lateralized pattern reflects mirror neuron system engagement in action planning (Gallese 2007, Hamilton 2013).”