 Wicker et al. (2003) carried out an fMRI study in which participants first observed videos of disgusted facial expressions and subsequently underwent a disgust experience via inhaling foul odorants. It turned out that the same neural area—the left anterior insula—that was preferentially activated during the experience of disgust was also preferentially activated during the observation of the disgusted facial expressions. These results indicate the existence of a disgust mirror mechanism. Is disgust mirroring (the activation of the disgust mirror mechanism in the perception mode) a low-level simulation process? Simulation Theorists answer in the affirmative.