Hickok argues that the brain is more like a sophisticated than a simple mirror.
Hickok pointed out that while macaques have these neurons, they don't have human-level empathy or language. Have mirror neurons but don't imitate well. The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscien...
Master imitators, yet evidence for a dedicated "mirror system" is messy. 🌐 The Real Neuroscience Hickok argues that the brain is more like
Yet, patients with severe paralysis or speech production issues (like Broca’s aphasia) can still perfectly understand the actions and speech of others. The "mirror" was broken, but the understanding remained. 🐒 The Monkey vs. The Human Master imitators, yet evidence for a dedicated "mirror
But as Hickok dug into the data for his book, The Myth of Mirror Neurons , he found a different story. 🧠 The Broken Link
The motor system helps us predict or refine that understanding.