And if, as some linguists believe, human communication first began with facial and hand gestures, then mirror neurons would have played an important role in language evolution.

• 如果事实确如某些语言学家所言，人际沟通最早是从脸部表情及手部动作开始，那麽镜像神经元很有可能在语言的演化上扮演了重要角色。