Mirror neurons and the simulation theory of mind-reading

By Vittorio Gallese †, Alvin I. Goldman. 1998

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Machine Theory of Mind (2018, background): “While we may also, in some cases, leverage our own minds to simulate others’ (e.g. Gordon, 1986; Gallese & Goldman, 1998), our ultimate human understanding of other agents is not measured by a 1-1 correspondence between our models and the mechanistic ground truth, but instead by how much these…”
'Obsessed with goals': functions and mechanisms of teleological interpretation of actions in humans. (2007, methodology): “This simulated goal-directed action will then be predictively attributed to the actor ( Gallese & Goldman, 1998 ).”
The neural bases of complex tool use in humans. (2004, background): “observing others’ actions and performing similar behaviors ourselves [68, 69 ].”
Emotional mimicry: why and when we mimic emotions (2014, background): “…with the recent research showing that specific pre-motor neurons, called mirror neurons, fire not only when an action is performed but also when the same action is observed (Decety & Jackson, 2006; Gallese & Goldman, 1998; Goldman & Sripada, 2005; Rizzolatti & Craighero, 2004; Wicker et al., 2003).”
Meaningful interactions can enhance visual discrimination of human agents (2006, background): “Action interpretation is currently thought to result from an implicit simulation proces”
The role of MT+/V5 during biological motion perception in Asperger Syndrome: An fMRI study (2007, unknown): “In recent years, an increasing amount of attention has been paid to areas of the brain that may be implemented in both the perception and implementation of human actions (Gallese & Goldman, 1998).”
Agency, simulation and self-identification (2004, background): “Moreover, the existing evidence suggests that the posterior parietal cortex plays an important role in selfvs. other attribution.”
Posture influences motor imagery: An fMRI study (2006, background): “In the following sections, we discuss our behavioral and imaging results, elaborating on the implications of these findings for current models of action simulation (Gallese and Goldman, 1998; Oztop et al., 2005).”
Visible embodiment: Gestures as simulated action (2008, background): “These neurons are hypothesized to be integral in understanding and imitating the actions of others (Gallese & Goldman, 1998; M. Wilson & Knoblich, 2005).”
Spatiotemporal Movement Planning and Rapid Adaptation for Manual Interaction (2013, background): “This theory states that individuals recognize each other’s intentions and predict each other’s actions by imagining themselves in the other’s position, and simulating mental states (beliefs, desires, intentions) that they would possess if they were in the other’s ’shoes’ [54,55].”
From the perception of action to the understanding of intention (2001, background): “In recent years, interest in these concepts has been revived by the neurophysiological discovery of 'mirror' neurons in the monkey ventral premotor cortex, which discharge, both when the monkey performs specific goal-directed hand movements and when it observes another individual performing the same”
Empathy, Sympathy, and Pity: 21st-Century Definitions and Implications for Practice and Research (2011, background): “…researchers have been investigating the interpersonal biology of empathy: how human minds communicate directly through “neural resonance, mirroring, and empathy” (Young, 2010, p. 6; see also T. Gallese, Fadiga, Fogassi, & Rizzolatti, 1996; V. Gallese & Goldman, 1998; Iacoboni et al., 2005).”