On Being Moved. From Mirror Neurons to Empathy -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- A paradigmatic revolution -- On Part I: Introducing the matrix and multiple layers of intersubjectivity -- On Part II: Relating intersubjectivity in humans to the discovery of mirror neurons -- On Part III: From preverbal to verbal intersubjectivity in child development -- On Part IV: Applications and therapeutic implications of the intersubjective matrix -- Notes and acknowledgments -- References -- Introducing the matrix and multiple layers of intersubjectivity and empathy -- Prologue -- Modes of intersubjectivity -- Musicality in communication before language -- Neurophysiological support and questions about phylogeny -- Implications for the evolution of speech? -- Notes -- References -- Applying developmental and neuroscience findings on other-centred participation to the process of change in psychotherapy -- Introduction -- On philosophy of intersubjectivity -- Neuroscience findings -- Developmental findings on intersubjectivity -- The intersubjective matrix -- Some clinical implications: Now moment and moment of meeting -- In summary -- Notes -- References -- The 'Russian doll' model of empathy and imitation -- Animal empathy -- What is empathy? -- Anecdotes of "changing places in fancy'' -- Consolation behaviour -- Russian doll model -- Acting like others -- Note -- References -- Mirror neurons and origins of neurosocial support of (pre)verbal intersubjectivity and altercentricity -- Mirror neurons and intersubjectivity -- Introduction -- Mirror neurons: Monkey data -- The mirror neuron system for actions in humans -- Mirror neurons and primary intersubjectivity: Behavioural studies on synchrony and infant imitation in human and nonhuman primates.

The mirror neuron system and secondary intersubjectivity -- Mirror neurons and the understanding of intentions -- Mirroring emotions and sensations -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Human mirroring systems -- Views into human brain function -- MEG studies of the human mirror system -- Imitation and the mirror-neuron system -- Shaping of the mirror-neuron system -- Predictions and goals in social interaction -- Body as the display site of the mind -- Staying tuned with multiple mirroring systems -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Cues on the origin of language -- Introduction -- Mirror neurons in monkeys -- Mirror-neuron system in humans -- What links hand actions with speech? -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Altercentric infants and adults -- Newborn imitation -- When infants have learnt by imitation to feed a companion -- Learning by altercentric participation leaving the learner with an `e-motional' memory -- On mirror reversal in face-to-face situations and computational simulations -- Mirror reversal entailed in imitative face-to-face situations -- Computational 'network' simulation model explorations -- Another computational model entailing mirror reversal from `eccentric' to egocentric -- On partial neurosocial support and the hominin infant decentration hypothesis -- A question about the potential role of cerebellum -- From comparative studies of infant-adult interaction in humans and chimpanzees -- The Hominin Infant Decentration Hypothesis -- From (pre)verbal learning and listening to simulation of mind in human ontogeny -- On the path to mind-reading -- The listener during verbal conversation -- On self- or other-simulation of mind -- Simulation of mind or theory of mind? -- Self-simulation versus other-simulation -- Altercentricity manifested at various layers of intersubjectivity.

Manifestations of altercentricity at the layer of primary intersubjectivity -- Manifestations of altercentricity at the layer of secondary intersubjectivity -- Manifestations of altercentric simulation of mind at the layer of tertiary intersubjectivity -- Note -- References -- Appendix On the difference between imitation and anticipatory embodied simulation -- From speech to gene -- Introduction -- The behavioural phenotype -- Comparison with adult-onset aphasia and speech dyspraxia -- The neural basis of the phenotype -- Morphological brain abnormalities -- Volumetric analyses -- Brain functional abnormalities -- Functional abnormalities during covert verb generation -- Functional abnormalities during overt generation and repetition task -- The frontostriatal system and speech and language function -- References -- From preverbal to verbal intersubjectivity in child development -- Intersubjectivity before language -- The myth of the asocial infant -- Our journey in this chapter -- Sharing others' actions: Newborn imitation -- Background and significance -- Data and theory -- Sharing others' attention -- Background and significance -- Data and theory -- `Like me' and `like you': The importance of shared experiences -- Background and significance -- Data and theory -- The relation between gaze following and language acquisition -- Background and significance -- Data and theory -- Sharing others' goals and intentions -- Background and significance -- Data and theory -- Conclusions. The centrality of preverbal intersubjectivity -- Posing the problem -- Mirror neurons -- Innate human intersubjectivity -- A mechanism of change for enriching intersubjectivity -- Overturning the myth of the asocial newborn -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- References -- Early speech perception -- Overview of developmental speech perception research.

Native language learning drives the development of native-like speech perception -- Phonetic perception in infants exposed to a second language at 9-10 months -- The social and cultural relevance of shared speech perception -- Social-cognitive factors in the development of speech perception -- Current research and future directions -- A final note about cultural diversity in language learning -- References -- On theories of dialogue, self and society -- Socialization: Subject and structure -- Action and structure. Human beings conceived as over- and under-socialized -- Action and intersubjectivity -- Nature and culture -- Subject and society: Child's path into the social -- Communication, intersubjectivity, and dialogue -- The virtual other and the self as dialogue -- Identity, culture, and dialogue -- The cultural dialogues and social relations as patterns of movement -- Dialogue and epistemology -- Intersubjectivity, the nurture assumption, and the company of peers -- The subject and the other -- Acknowledgment -- References -- The intersubjectivity of imagination -- Imagination revisited -- The case and studies of imaginary companions -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- A new prologue for imagination? -- Note -- References -- Applications and therapeutic implications -- When empathic care is obstructed -- Introduction -- The questions -- The primary cycle of care -- When empathic care is obstructed -- When children are negatively defined and stigmatised -- Objectification and abuse -- The zone of intimacy -- Ways in and out of the zone of intimacy: Expulsion and inclusion -- Inclusion into the zone through face-to-face and gaze contact (p) -> P -- Inclusion in the zone of intimacy through sensitive touch and bodily contact.

Inclusion in the zone of intimacy through imitation and sympathetic participation in the child's initiatives and activities -- The ethics of closeness and the primary cycle of care -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- References -- Family disseminate archives -- Introduction -- On destiny -- Family disseminate archives -- Family disseminate archives in light of poetry and Bråten's and Stern's theories -- Perturbing infant-parents relationship: Theoretically informed counselling and psychotherapy -- Two cases of psychotherapy and counselling -- References -- Reaching moments of shared experiences through musical improvisation -- Introduction -- What is the project about? -- Which basic musical elements form the congenital musical? -- Basic hypotheses, material and methods of the project -- The importance of seeking to create meaning without guaranteeing that it will lead to a shared meaning -- The psychobiological founded source of musicality of the human being -- Interaction and shared experience -- The esthetical perspective -- Using something else than training as a starting point or laissez faire -- Lasse, an example -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- References -- To sing and dance together -- Communicative musicality is part of us, the way we converse by moving -- Innate rhythms and expressions of relating -- Moving to move others -- An exact science of musical movement -- Being moved by song -- Coda: A strategy for finding the variables of human sympathy in movement -- Acknowledgements -- References -- On circular re-enactment of care and abuse, and on other-centred moments in psychotherapy -- When toddlers afford proto-care, even altruism -- Basis for circular re-enactment -- Empirical support: Abused toddlers are more likely to become abusive than other toddlers, and many adult abusers have been childhood victims of abuse.

Therapeutic dialogue in the intersubjective present.