Editing Mirror neuron (section)

===Sex differences===
A series of recent studies conducted by Yawei Cheng, using a variety of neurophysiological measures, including [[Magnetoencephalography|MEG]],<ref name="pmid16837838">{{cite journal | vauthors = Cheng YW, Tzeng OJ, Decety J, Imada T, Hsieh JC | title = Gender differences in the human mirror system: a magnetoencephalography study | journal = NeuroReport | volume = 17 | issue = 11 | pages = 1115–1119 | date = July 2006 | pmid = 16837838 | doi = 10.1097/01.wnr.0000223393.59328.21 | s2cid = 18811017 }}</ref> spinal reflex excitability,<ref name="pmid17515795">{{cite journal | vauthors = Cheng Y, Decety J, Lin CP, Hsieh JC, Hung D, Tzeng OJ | title = Sex differences in spinal excitability during observation of bipedal locomotion | journal = NeuroReport | volume = 18 | issue = 9 | pages = 887–890 | date = June 2007 | pmid = 17515795 | doi = 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3280ebb486 | s2cid = 16295878 }}</ref> electroencephalography,<ref name="pmid19083993">{{cite journal | vauthors = Yang CY, Decety J, Lee S, Chen C, Cheng Y | title = Gender differences in the mu rhythm during empathy for pain: an electroencephalographic study | journal = Brain Research | volume = 1251 | pages = 176–184 | date = January 2009 | pmid = 19083993 | doi = 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.11.062 | s2cid = 40145972 }}</ref><ref name="pmid18461176">{{cite journal | vauthors = Cheng Y, Lee PL, Yang CY, Lin CP, Hung D, Decety J | title = Gender differences in the mu rhythm of the human mirror-neuron system | journal = PLOS ONE | volume = 3 | issue = 5 | pages = e2113 | date = May 2008 | pmid = 18461176 | pmc = 2361218 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0002113 | doi-access = free | bibcode = 2008PLoSO...3.2113C }}</ref> have documented the presence of a gender difference in the human mirror neuron system, with female participants exhibiting stronger motor resonance than male participants.

In another study, sex-based differences among mirror neuron mechanisms was reinforced in that the data showed enhanced empathetic ability in females relative to males{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}. During an emotional social interaction, females showed a greater ability in emotional perspective taking{{Clarification needed|reason="emotional perspective taking" is meaningless without a definition; intentionally vague|date=January 2023}} than did males when interacting with another person face-to-face. However, in the study, data showed that when it came to recognizing the emotions of others, all participants' abilities were very similar and there was no key difference between the male and female subjects.<ref name="Schulte-Rüther 2008">{{cite journal | vauthors = Schulte-Rüther M, Markowitsch HJ, Shah NJ, Fink GR, Piefke M | title = Gender differences in brain networks supporting empathy | journal = NeuroImage | volume = 42 | issue = 1 | pages = 393–403 | date = August 2008 | pmid = 18514546 | doi = 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.04.180 | s2cid = 10461927 }}</ref>