tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048879464910781933.post8788529296168439957..comments2023-10-12T00:25:24.119-07:00Comments on Talking Brains: Results of votes on MNs -- please elucidate!Greg Hickokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656473495682901613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048879464910781933.post-32564868221528307982008-06-19T18:58:00.000-07:002008-06-19T18:58:00.000-07:00Perhaps those flashy researchers over at UCSD are ...Perhaps those flashy researchers over at UCSD are pushing logic aside and weighing in heavily in this poll! -- Kidding aside interesting results indeed<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the mirror system includes enough of the brain, (STS and major Frontal Lobe areas) that would sway the voters <BR/><BR/>And yes, perhaps 'Action Understanding' is just vague enough (or their faith is large enough!) to also sway the voters.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313805223960008626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048879464910781933.post-42033799518865474332008-06-19T12:01:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:01:00.000-07:00This poll has interesting result. My use of the ph...This poll has interesting result. My use of the phrase "mirror system" may have influenced the voting pattern as this is extremely vague. If I had said said "mirror neurons" instead presumably everyone would have voted 'no' because (i) there is NO evidence from monkeys that mirror neurons underlie action understanding (it hasn't been tested), and (ii) the human "mirror system" doesn't behave like mirror neurons. <BR/><BR/>I think people are more impressed by the gesture comprehension literature (apraxia related) which does hint at an association between gesture "understanding" and damage to motor-related structures in the frontal lobe. However, with the exception of two studies -- one that used pictures not dynamic actions, and the other that used a biased behavioral measure to do the lesion analysis (see previous posts) -- the majority of this evidence points to gesture recognition deficits being associated with parietal lobe damage. <BR/><BR/>We may have to post some follow up polls to figure out where the opinions are coming from.Greg Hickokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656473495682901613noreply@blogger.com