A cautionary note from a neuroscientist's perspective: Interpreting from mirror neurons and neuroplasticity

[...]neuronal changes required for learning and memory transpire over seconds to hours. [...]the focus of research devoted to neuroplasticity refers to functional remapping within the brain, which was previously believed to occur during childhood and has only recently been shown to extend into adult...

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Published inPostmedieval a journal of medieval cultural studies Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 355 - 360
Main Author Passaro, Antony D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Palgrave Macmillan UK 01.09.2012
Palgrave Macmillan
Subjects
Brain
Cultural and Media Studies
Digital Humanities
Editor's Response
Handedness
History of Medieval Europe
Language
Learning
Literature
Medical imaging
Medieval Literature
Mirror neurons
Neurons
Plasticity
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Summary:[...]neuronal changes required for learning and memory transpire over seconds to hours. [...]the focus of research devoted to neuroplasticity refers to functional remapping within the brain, which was previously believed to occur during childhood and has only recently been shown to extend into adulthood and throughout the lifespan. While it may be possible for an idea to change the brain at the neuronal level, the manner and extent of such a change may never be studied.\n When a person sees a pencil, the neurons in their primary visual cortex begin to synapse, and activity spreads to extrastriate regions that enable the viewer to quickly identify the object as a pencil, all within a matter of a few hundred milliseconds.
ISSN:2040-5960
2040-5979
DOI:10.1057/pmed.2012.23