"One can only speculate, of course, as to the behavioral consequences of mirror neurons that differentiate between actions that can be immediately performed and actions that require intermediate behaviors. But an intriguing idea proposed by the paper’s authors is that such a system might help us choose behaviors of our own. If mirror neurons help us understand the act of a basketball player making a jump shot by simulating neural activity as if we were making the jump shot, perhaps, if we don’t have a basketball within reach, they run simulations of behaviors that might allow us to get the ball – calling for a pass or grabbing a rebound. Such neural simulations might help us decide how best to quickly respond to changing events".