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A mirror neuron is a neuron which fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal observes the same action performed by another (especially conspecific) animal. Thus, the neuron ...

Mirror Neuron Receptor Deficit and Implications for Psychotherapy. There is a well known quote first made famous by President Theodore Roosevelt and more recently by John Maxwell, respected ...

The Mirror-Neuron System. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2004;27:169–92. Acharya S, Shukla S. Mirror neurons: Enigma of the metaphysical modular brain.

Developmental abnormalities in the mirror neuron system may contribute to social deficits in autism. Now, a new study reports that the mirror system in individuals with autism is not actually ...

To examine mirror neuron abnormalities in autism, high-functioning children with autism and matched controls underwent fMRI while imitating and observing emotional expressions. Although both ...

This video segment, adapted from NOVA scienceNow, describes the recent discovery and implications of mirror neurons, a specific kind of brain cell that fires both when performing an action and ...

Scientists Say Neuron Provides Ability to Mimic Thanks to a brain cell called a mirror neuron, watching Tiger Wood's golf swing can actually improve your golf swing.

New research suggests that a brain system called the mirror neuron system, previously implicated as being dysfunctional in autism appears to function normally in individuals with autism spectrum ...

The mirror neuron system is a brain circuit that enables us to better understand and anticipate the actions of others. These circuits activate in similar ways when we perform actions or watch ...