The evolutionary link between mirror neurons and imitation: An evolutionary adaptive agents model
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 28 (2):127-128 (2005)
| Abstract | This commentary validates the fundamental evolutionary interconnection between the emergence of imitation and the mirror system. We present a novel computational framework for studying the evolutionary origins of imitative behavior and examining the emerging underlying mechanisms. Evolutionary adaptive agents that evolved in this framework demonstrate the emergence of neural “mirror” mechanisms analogous to those found in biological systems. | |||||||||
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