Review - The Primate Mind - Psychology

Review - The Primate Mind - Psychology: One of the most intriguing is found in the first section "From Understanding the Actions of Others to Culture" in which several authors review current research on mirror neurons and other neural systems in primates in an attempt to show how this neural structure offers a mechanistic explanation of how primates are affected by the behavior of others. What is distinctive about this approach is the authors' contribution to the topics of imitation and culture in primates by attempting to show how mirror neurons and the neural processing of others may be the building blocks for the evolution of imitation, empathy, and social rules in primates.