Have mirror neurons been oversold?
Have mirror neurons been oversold?
- December 17, 2014
- Greg Hickok, cognitive sciences professor, is featured by ABC (Australia) Dec. 17, 2014
-----
From ABC:
Greg Hickok, a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, Irvine
…. is skeptical about the mirror neuron theory. … He questions the interpretation
of what mirror neurons do, and how widely the theory has been applied in neuroscience.
For the full story, please visit http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/have-mirror-neurons-been-oversold/5968628.
-----
Would you like to get more involved with the social sciences? Email us at communications@socsci.uci.edu to connect.
Share on:
Related News Items
- Careet Right'Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language,' an excerpt
- Careet RightDecoding aphasia: Separating language from thought
- Careet Right'Wired for words: the neural architecture of language' with Greg Hickok
- Careet RightWhy we dance
- Careet RightWired for words: Understanding language and the brain