This article reviews the claim that mirror neurons are simulating neurons and the basis of an implicit simulation theory in regard to how we understand other persons. I claimthat the equation of mirror system activation with an implicit simulation is unjustified, and I offer an alternative interpretation of the scientific data. The alternative considers mirror system activation as underlying part of an enactive perception in the social context.
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Gallagher, S. (2008). Neural Simulation and Social Cognition. In Mirror Neuron Systems (pp. 355–371). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-479-7_16
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