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Descriptor English: Mirror Neurons
Descriptor Spanish: Neuronas Espejo
Descriptor neuronas espejo
Scope note: Neuronas que se activan cuando un animal actúa u observa la misma acción en otro, consecuentemente codificando la respuesta motora. Fueron descubiertas originalmente en la corteza premotora y parietal del mono y los estudios han demostrado que esas neuronas tienen un similar mecanismo y están presentes en los seres humanos. Las neuronas espejo se cree están relacionadas con la cognición social.
Descriptor Portuguese: Neurônios-Espelho
Descriptor French: Neurones miroirs
Tree number(s): A08.675.500
A11.671.487
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.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 54420
Unique ID: D059167
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Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Neurones miroirs - Preferred
Concept UI M0548498
Preferred term Neurones miroirs



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