Re: Mirror neurons at autopsy (Was: [TCS] What is empathy)
David Deutsch <david.deutsch-LR/[email protected]>
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On 17 Dec 2012, at 19:25, Elliot Temple <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 17, 2012, at 3:59 AM, David Deutsch <david.deutsch-LR/[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 17 Dec 2012, at 09:12, Elliot Temple <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Dec 16, 2012, at 5:05 PM, David Deutsch <david.deutsch-LR/[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On 16 Dec 2012, at 22:59, Elliot Temple <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Dec 16, 2012, at 2:14 PM, David Deutsch <david.deutsch-LR/[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What does a "mirror neuron believer" believe? >>>> >>>>> A mirror neuron believer disagrees with what Alan explained in his last post in the empathy thread. e.g. by believing they are a reasonable, useful idea instead of bad philosophy and explanationless science. >>>> >>>> What does 'they' refer to in that sentence? >>> >>> mirror neurons. >> >> Do you mean by that: neurons with a different internal functionality from other neurons; or neurons involved in computing the function that translates the nerve impulses coming sense organs when the animal observes certain behaviours into those required to enact the behaviours; or something else? > > All the versions of the mirror neuron idea are mistaken, not just one particular one. Is this idea a "version of the mirror neuron idea"?: The brains of some animals contain neurons which fire both when the animal observes certain behaviours and when it enacts those behaviours. And if not, is this?: Such neurons are part of a system for computing the translation function described above. -- David Deutsch ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fabric-of-Reality/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fabric-of-Reality/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] Fabric-of-Reality-fullfeatured-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@public.gmane.org <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Fabric-of-Reality-unsubscribe-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@public.gmane.org <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/