Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Mirror neurons

I think that what has sparked so much excitment with mirror neurons is the fact that they respond to the actions of others - the meaningful actions of others - in a social context. They direct attention to the individual embedded in a social context which in cognitive psychology is rare.

1 comment:

Pattern-chaser said...

Hi Mark, I know this is your blog, and I'm just muscling in, but I wonder if you have views on the nonconscious mind, and what goes on therein, that you could be persuaded to blog about?

Pattern-chaser

"Who cares, wins"