Associative (not Hebbian) learning and the mirror neuron system

► Mirror neuron system responsivity is changed by sensorimotor experience. ► Contingent sensorimotor experience is more effective than non-contingent or signalled. ► Computational modelling indicates this is due to associative, and not Hebbian learning. ► Associative learning (Rescorla-Wagner model) depends on prediction error. ► Associative, but not Hebbian, learning is potentially sufficient for MNS development.