The role of mirror neurons in observational motor learning: an integrative review

• Main Authors: Angel Lago-Rodríguez (Author), Binith Cheeran (Author), Giacomo Koch (Author), Tibor Hortobagy (Author), Miguel Fernandez- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Asociación Española de Ciencias del Deporte, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Mirror neurons were discovered in the early 1990's in the premotor cortex of the rhesus macaque. These  special, visuo-motor neurons discharge action potentials when executing an action, as well as during the observation of the performance of a similar action. During an observational motor lear...