Pier Francesco Ferrari
List of John Benjamins publications for which Pier Francesco Ferrari plays a role.
2020 Reflections on the differential organization of mirror neuron systems for hand and mouth and their role in the evolution of communication in primates How the Brain Got Language – Towards a New Road Map, Arbib, Michael A. (ed.), pp. 38–53 | Chapter
It is now generally accepted that the motor system is not purely dedicated to the control of behavior, but also has cognitive functions. Mirror neurons have provided a new perspective on how sensory information regarding others’ actions and gestures is coupled with the internal cortical motor… read more
2018 Reflections on the differential organization of mirror neuron systems for hand and mouth and their role in the evolution of communication in primates How the Brain Got Language: Towards a New Road Map, Arbib, Michael A. (ed.), pp. 38–53 | Article
It is now generally accepted that the motor system is not purely dedicated to the control of behavior, but also has cognitive functions. Mirror neurons have provided a new perspective on how sensory information regarding others’ actions and gestures is coupled with the internal cortical motor… read more
2011 Mirror neurons and imitation from a developmental and evolutionary perspective Primate Communication and Human Language: Vocalisation, gestures, imitation and deixis in humans and non-humans, Vilain, Anne, Jean-Luc Schwartz, Christian Abry and Jacques Vauclair (eds.), pp. 121–138 | Article
2009 Mirror neurons, gestures and language evolution Vocalize to Localize, Abry, Christian, Anne Vilain and Jean-Luc Schwartz (eds.), pp. 29–46 | Article
2007 Mirror neurons and intersubjectivity On Being Moved: From mirror neurons to empathy, Bråten, Stein (ed.), pp. 73–88 | Article
2005 Mirror neurons, gestures and language evolution Vocalize to Localize, Abry, Christian, Anne Vilain and Jean-Luc Schwartz (eds.), pp. 345–363 | Article
Different theories have been proposed for explaining the evolution of language. One of this maintains that gestural communication has been the precursor of human speech. Here we present a series of neurophysiological evidences that support this hypothesis. Communication by gestures, defined as the… read more