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How do shared circuits develop?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2008

Lindsay M. Oberman  and
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Lindsay M. Oberman
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109. loberman@bidmc.harvard.eduvramacha@ucsd.edu
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Abstract

The target article discusses a model of how brain circuits mediate social behaviors such as imitation and mindreading. Hurley suggests potential mechanisms for development of shared circuits. We propose that empirical studies can be designed to differentiate the influence of genetic and learning-based factors on the development of shared circuits. We use the mirror neuron system as a model system.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 34 - 35
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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