Social anxiety disorder or social phobia is a condition characterized by debilitating fear and
avoidance of different social situations. We provide an overview of social anxiety and …

Social robotics could be a promising method for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
treatment. The aim of this article is to carry out a systematic literature review of the studies on …

Ten years ago, Perspectives in Psychological Science published the Mirror Neuron Forum,
in which authors debated the role of mirror neurons in action understanding, speech …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …

In this paper, an overview of human–robot interactive communication is presented, covering
verbal as well as non-verbal aspects. Following a historical introduction, and motivation …

The parieto-frontal cortical circuit that is active during action observation is the circuit with
mirror properties that has been most extensively studied. Yet, there remains controversy on …

Synchrony refers to individuals' temporal coordination during social interactions. The
analysis of this phenomenon is complex, requiring the perception and integration of …

We examined peer-reviewed studies in order to understand the current status of empirically
based evidence on the clinical applications of robots in the diagnosis and treatment of …

Abstract “Automatic imitation” is a type of stimulus-response compatibility effect in which the
topographical features of task-irrelevant action stimuli facilitate similar, and interfere with …