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Associative and sensorimotor learning for parenting involves mirror neurons under the influence of oxytocin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2014

S. Shaun Ho ,
Adam MacDonald  and
James E. Swain
S. Shaun Ho
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. hosh@med.umich.eduadamjam@umich.eduhttp://www2.med.umich.edu/psychiatry/psy/fac_query4.cfm?link_name=ho
Adam MacDonald
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. hosh@med.umich.eduadamjam@umich.eduhttp://www2.med.umich.edu/psychiatry/psy/fac_query4.cfm?link_name=ho
James E. Swain
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 4250 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. hosh@med.umich.eduadamjam@umich.eduhttp://www2.med.umich.edu/psychiatry/psy/fac_query4.cfm?link_name=ho Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520. jamesswa@med.umich.eduhttp://www2.med.umich.edu/psychiatry/psy/fac_query4.cfm?link_name=jamesswa
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Abstract

Mirror neuron–based associative learning may be understood according to associative learning theories, in addition to sensorimotor learning theories. This is important for a comprehensive understanding of the role of mirror neurons and related hormone modulators, such as oxytocin, in complex social interactions such as among parent–infant dyads and in examples of mirror neuron function that involve abnormal motor systems such as depression.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 203 - 204
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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