Gepubliceerd in:
01-07-2012 | Editorial
Simulating and predicting others’ actions
Auteurs:
Anne Springer, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton, Emily S. Cross
Gepubliceerd in:
Psychological Research
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Uitgave 4/2012
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Excerpt
When we observe another person perform an action, like cracking an egg or kicking a ball, we are able to anticipate quite precisely the future course of the observed action. This ability is important in understanding others and in coordinating our actions with them, whether baking a cake together or playing football. This special issue includes 14 papers examining the cognitive and brain mechanisms underlying the ability to predict and simulate other people’s actions. …