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Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the understanding and imitation of action

Rizzolatti, Giacomo, Fogassi, Leonardo, Gallese, Vittorio·2001·Nature Reviews Neuroscience
DOI 10.1038/35090060
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  • The main difference between the direct matching model and the single route model is the inclusion of a direct pathway between action observation and a motor plan, as suggested by neurophysiological evidence for a direct matching system.

    “The main difference between this model and the single route model is the inclusion of a direct pathway between the observation of actions and a motor plan, as suggested by the neurophysiological evidence for a direct matching system (e.g., Rizzolatti & Craighero, 2004;Rizzolatti et al., 2001).”

    From Is automatic imitation a specialized form of stimulus–response compatibility? Dissociating imitative and spatial compatibilities (2012) · cites this paper as Rizzolatti et al., 2001

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Authors
Rizzolatti, G., Fogassi, L., & Gallese, V.
Affiliations
University of Parma (IT)
ORCID
Venue
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2001-09-01
Volume
2
Issue
9
Pages
661-670
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
DOI
10.1038/35090060
OpenAlex
W1526915519
Cited by
3,302
References
102
Citations by year
2026: 49 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 114 · 2023: 84 · 2022: 80 · 2021: 137 · 2020: 143 · 2019: 151 · 2018: 118 · 2017: 133 · 2016: 139 · 2015: 172 · 2014: 126 · 2013: 173 · 2012: 216
FWCI
9.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Keywords
action understanding, action imitation, mirror system, mirror neurons, motor representations, primate neuroscience, human neuroscience
MeSH terms
Action Potentials, Animals, Cerebral Cortex, Cognition, Humans, Imitative Behavior, Movement, Nerve Net, Neurons, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Psychomotor Performance

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