Mirror Neurons

In this IT Conversations Podcast, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with UCLA's Dr. Marco Iacoboni about mirror neurons: the cells in our brains which enable us to comprehend how others are feeling. When I see someone get hurt, many of the same neurons are going off in my brain as are in the injured person. It is believed that mirror neurons may be what lies behind such specialized skills as imitative learning, empathy, and perhaps even moral development. They may also be instrumental in the spread of such social epidemics as spiritual revival.

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