Gallese and colleagues (1996)noted that certain types of neurons,now calledneurons,activated when a monkey grasped food on a tray,but also activated when they watched the experimenter grasping food on a tray.
A)imitative
B)anticipatory
C)redundant
D)mirror

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The neurons described by Gallese and colleagues are often referred to as mirror neurons because they activate both when the monkey performs a certain action (in this case, grasping food) and when it observes someone else performing that same action. This has been interpreted as evidence for the role of mirror neurons in imitation and social cognition.

Gallese and Colleagues (1996)noted That Certain Types of Neurons,now Calledneurons,activated