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(2009) Mirror neuron systems, New York, Humana Press.
The problem of other minds is not a problem
mirror neurons and intersubjectivity
Marco Iacoboni
pp. 121-133
This chapter discusses evidence from single unit recordings in monkeys and brain imaging in humans suggesting that neural mechanisms of mirroring allow the sharing of mental states between individuals. Such sharing solves the old philosophical problem of other minds. Correlations between mirroring and empathy also suggest that relatively simple neurobiological mechanisms of mirroring maybe at the basis of a secular morality which is built upon biological predispositions we have inherited from our evolutionary ancestors.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-479-7_6
Full citation:
Iacoboni, M. (2009)., The problem of other minds is not a problem: mirror neurons and intersubjectivity, in J. A. Pineda (ed.), Mirror neuron systems, New York, Humana Press, pp. 121-133.
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