具身范式下的社会认知过程及其临床意义

Social Cognition Under Embodied Simulation and Its Implication for Psychotherapy

镜像神经系统被认为在社会认知中扮演着重要的作用,是作为理解他人的行为、意图以及情感的神经机制。众多研究结果表明镜像神经元的模仿机制和神经网络系统可能均与日常生活中的社会功能有关。对社会认知过程的具身范式不仅提供一种理解个体与他者之间人际互动的解释,也对心理治疗中的技术有启迪。对具身认知的有关争议进行了再审视,尤其是在语言与行为理解方面。对孤独症治疗方案的研究显示出具身范式下可能的联结。然而有关镜像神经元在心理治疗临床的作用尚未有效评估。

It is widely acknowledged that the mirror neuron system(MNS) plays a significant role in social cognition by providing a neural mechanism through which others' actions, intentions, and emotions can be understood. Many fi ndings suggest that both the simulation mechanisms and the neural networks of the MNS may be closely related with social functions in everyday life. Embodied simulation provides a model of potential interest not only for our understanding of how interpersonal relations work or might be pathologically disturbed but also for the specifi c techniques used in psychotherapy. This paper aims to present a critical review of studies focused on embodied cognition and, more specifi cally, on the relationship between language and action. Studies of treatment of autism provide a potential interface within embodied cognition framework. However, how mirror neuron system works in clinical psychotherapy has not been effectively assessed.