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Specialised neurons activated when observing & performing motor actions
Observing others' motor actions & performing own motor actions
Rizzolatti et al
Monkey's motor cortex active watching researcher reach for food (same as when monkey did it itself)
Others' intentions (strong link between mirror neurons & intention)
Faulty mirror neuron system may explain autistic spectrum disorders
Inability to understand intentions & emotions of others
Problems in social communication & awkwardness
Reading others' intentions, goals, emotions & perspectives
Highly controlled, artificial tasks lacking real-world complexity
Simplify social scenarios, don't reflect everyday function
Study activity in naturalistic contexts
Ecological validity of findings
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