Descriptor English: | Mirror Neurons | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Neuronas Espejo
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Neurônios-Espelho | ||||
Descriptor French: | Neurones miroirs | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Mirror Neuron Neuron, Mirror Neurons, Mirror |
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Tree number(s): |
A08.675.500 A11.671.487 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059167 | ||||
Scope note: | Neurons that fire when an animal acts or observes the same action of another thus coding the motor response. They were originally discovered in the premotor and parietal cortex of the monkey and studies have shown that neurons that have a similar mechanism are present in humans. Mirror neurons are theorized to be related to social cognition. |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PS parasitology RE radiation effects TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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Previous Indexing: |
Neurons (1999-2011) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2012 |
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History Note: | 2012 |
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DeCS ID: | 54420 | ||||
Unique ID: | D059167 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 2012/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 2011/06/24 |
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ANATOMY
Cells [A11]Cells
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Mirror Neurons
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Concept UI |
M0548498 |
Scope note | Neurons that fire when an animal acts or observes the same action of another thus coding the motor response. They were originally discovered in the premotor and parietal cortex of the monkey and studies have shown that neurons that have a similar mechanism are present in humans. Mirror neurons are theorized to be related to social cognition. |
Preferred term | Mirror Neurons |
Entry term(s) |
Mirror Neuron Neuron, Mirror Neurons, Mirror |
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