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Reflections on the Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism: Lighting the Way Forward
Recognizing commonalities in action and behaviour between ourselves and others may be a very important prerequisite for social understanding and development. It is important for understanding when and how other people will behave as we do and is a starting point for learning from others by watching them. This capacity may be impaired in autism. Such ideas first gave rise to the self-other matching hypothesis of autism, and later, the mirror neuron hypothesis of autism. The last few years have seen much interest in mirror neurons and studies in human and non-human primates. This symposium will consider the roles of mirror neurons and other brain areas in self-other matching functions, including empathy, imitation, joint attention, mentalizing and auditory-visual integration. Finally, the relevance of this work to clinical practice will be discussed.
Speakers:	Christian Keysers, Professor, Dr Lindsay Oberman, PhD Julie Grezes, PhD Justin H.G. Williams Isabel Smith, PhD
Organizer:	Justin H.G. Williams
		From Mirror Neurons to Empathy and Autism Christian Keysers, Professor, Dr, Jojanneke A. C. J. Bastiaansen, MSc, Valeria Gazzola, Marc A. Thioux
		Electrophysiological indexes of mirroring in ASD and neurotypical individuals Lindsay Oberman, PhD
		Understanding non verbal signals in social interactions Julie Grezes, PhD
		Contributions of mirror neurons to imitation and joint attention Justin H.G. Williams
		Are mirror neurons relevant to clinical practice? Isabel Smith, PhD
Sponsor:	Invited Program

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