New Books in Psychology Greg Hickock, “Beyond Mirror Neurons” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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Dec 13, 2021 AI Snips
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Greg Hickok's Career Shift
- Greg Hickok shifted from clinical psychology to neuroscience due to boredom and fascination with neurological disorders.
- His interest emerged after reading Oliver Sacks and engaging in brain-related research during his undergraduate studies.
Bridging Mind and Brain
- Integrating cognitive theories with neuroscience is a linking problem requiring connection across descriptive and neural data.
- Contemporary research increasingly bridges mind constructs and brain activity to better understand cognitive functions.
Discovery of Mirror Neurons
- Mirror neurons were discovered when macaque monkeys' neurons fired during both performing and observing actions.
- Initial excitement linked mirror neurons in area F5 to speech via the motor theory, though later evidence discredited the latter.