Previous research shows that sensory and motor systems interact during perception, but
how these connections among systems are created during development is unknown. The …

There are cells in our motor cortex that fire both when we perform and when we observe
similar actions. It has been suggested that these perceptual‐motor couplings in the brain …

Certain regions of the human brain are activated both during action execution and action
observation. This so-called 'mirror neuron system'has been proposed to enable an observer …

A leading question in developmental social-cognitive neuroscience concerns the nature and
function of neural links between action perception and production in early human …

Abstract By 2–3 months, infants engage in exploration of their own body as it moves and
acts in the environment. They babble and touch their own body, attracted and actively …

Infants make predictions about actions they observe already during the first year of life. To
investigate the role of the motor system in predicting the end state of observed actions, 12 …

Mirror neurons are recognized as a crucial aspect of motor and social learning yet we know
little about their origins and development. Two competing hypotheses are highlighted in the …

The sensorimotor system plays a critical role in several cognitive processes. Here, we
review recent studies documenting this interplay at different levels. First, we concentrate on …

Human infants rapidly learn new skills and customs via imitation, but the neural linkages
between action perception and production are not well understood. Neuroscience studies in …

Much research has been carried out to understand how human brains make sense of
another agent in motion. Current views based on human adult and monkey studies assume …