Behind the looking-glass

@article{Damasio2008BehindTL,
  title={Behind the looking-glass},
  author={Antonio R. Damasio and Kaspar Meyer},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2008},
  volume={454},
  pages={167-168}
}
To understand how mirror neurons help to interpret actions, we must delve into the networks in which these cells sit, say Antonio Damasio and Kaspar Meyer. 
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It is argued here that Gregory Hickok takes his critique of the myth of mirror neurons too far by effectively denying that the motor system plays any significant role at all in the perception and interpretation of actions.
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This Review discusses the relationship between mirror mechanism impairment and some core symptoms of autism, and outlines the theoretical principles of neurorehabilitation strategies based on the mirror mechanism, which are related to some features of the environmental dependency syndromes.
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