# Eight Problems for the Mirror Neuron Theory of Action Understanding in Monkeys and Humans

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/eight-problems-for-the-mirror-neuron-theory-of-action-understanding-in-monkeys/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Gregory Hickok |
| Citations | 878 |
| DOI | 10.1162/jocn.2009.21189 |
| Fields | Neuroscience,Psychology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://direct.mit.edu/jocn/article-pdf/21/7/1229/1937789/jocn.2009.21189.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2135099359 |
| PMID | 19199415 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2009 |

## Paper authors

- [Gregory Hickok](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gregory-hickok/)

## Paper journal

- [Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience](https://scholariq.org/journals/journal-of-cognitive-neuroscience/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Action Observation and Synchronization](https://scholariq.org/topics/action-observation-and-synchronization/)

## Paper topics

- [Action Observation and Synchronization](https://scholariq.org/topics/action-observation-and-synchronization/)
- [Language, Metaphor, and Cognition](https://scholariq.org/topics/language-metaphor-and-cognition/)

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