In this article we provide a unifying neural hypothesis on how individuals understand the
actions and emotions of others. Our main claim is that the fundamental mechanism at the basis …

… c, Each effect size distribution is transformed into expected t-values. For H 0 , this is simply …
distributions are then summed together to get the distribution in c. d, After the data is obtained, …

Cognition materializes in an interpersonal space. The emergence of complex behaviors
requires the coordination of actions among individuals according to a shared set of rules. …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) represent a formidable challenge for psychiatry and
neuroscience because of their high prevalence, lifelong nature, complexity and substantial …

What neural mechanism underlies the capacity to understand the emotions of others? Does
this mechanism involve brain areas normally involved in experiencing the same emotion? …

Many object-related actions can be recognized by their sound. We found neurons in monkey
premotor cortex that discharge when the animal performs a specific action and when it …

… The neuron response was virtually absent in the two conditions in which the observed
action was mimed (C and D). See text for statistical results. Histograms bin width …

Watching the movie scene in which a tarantula crawls on James Bond's chest can make us
literally shiver—as if the spider crawled on our own chest. What neural mechanisms are …

How do we understand the actions of other individuals if we can only hear them? Auditory
mirror neurons respond both while monkeys perform hand or mouth actions and while they …

The discovery of mirror neurons in motor areas of the brain has led many to assume that our
ability to understand other people's behaviour partially relies on vicarious activations of …