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Cognitive Neuroscience
Current Debates, Research & Reports
Volume 6, 2015 - Issue 2-3: Synaesthesia
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How mirror-touch informs theories of synesthesia

Beat MeierInstitute of Psychology and Center for Cognition, Learning, and Memory, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katrin LunkeInstitute of Psychology and Center for Cognition, Learning, and Memory, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Nicolas RothenInstitute of Psychology and Center for Cognition, Learning, and Memory, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Pages 142-144 | Published online: 29 Jun 2015
 
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Abstract

Ward and Banissy provide an excellent overview of the state of mirror-touch research in order to advance this field. They present a comparison of two prominent theoretical approaches for understanding mirror-touch phenomena. According to the threshold theory, the phenomena arise as a result of a hyperactive mirror neuron system. According to the Self-Other Theory, they are due to disturbances in the ability to distinguish the self from others. Here, we explore how these two theories can inform theories of synesthesia more generally. We conclude that both theories are not suited as general models of synesthesia.

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