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Mirror neurons: imitation and emotional differences among males and females

The mirror neuron system consists of a specific class of visuomotor neurons,
which fire for both observation and execution of an action (di Pellegrino et al., 1992), as
well as showing differences for empathy and gender. Fifty males (M = 25.94) and fifty
females (M = 25.48) watched short clips of a hand tapping fingers in a sequence in
neutral and emotional settings. Participants were asked to imitate emotions while
watching and repeating the finger sequences. A univariate ANOVA discovered
significant differences in response times for males and females in the emotion trials,
which were eliminated when empathy was included in the analysis. Findings show those
higher in empathy are faster at imitation of a motor task in emotional settings. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_13499
ContributorsReale, AmberRose (author), Rosselli, Monica (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
PublisherFlorida Atlantic University
Source SetsFlorida Atlantic University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text
Format63 o., application/pdf
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