Language comprehension warps the mirror neuron system

Is the mirror neuron system (MNS) used in language understanding? According to embodied accounts of language comprehension, understanding sentences describing actions makes use of neural mechanisms of action control, including the MNS. Consequently, repeatedly comprehending sentences describing...

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Main Authors: Noah eZarr, Ryan eFerguson, Arthur M Glenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00870/full