The ontological priority of representations
The case of mirror neurons and language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22341983 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco Iacoboni (0000-0002-0035-5413, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-20 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language and Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-4119 • E-ISSN: 2210-4127 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/ld.1.1.03iac |
| OpenAlex | W1977926464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This paper reviews empirical data from monkey neurophysiology and human brain imaging regarding mirror neurons and language. These data are interpreted as suggesting that some of our cognitive intuitions about language and representations may be misleading. For centuries, representations have been conceptualized as secondary, both temporally and spatially, to a primary entity. What if representations have ontological priority? Can we even conceive this idea
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Linguistics · Action Observation and Synchronization · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |