Article on the Relationship between Mirror Neurons and Empathy
The article on the relationship between mirror
neurons and empathy is a report on the highlights of a conference and interview
with Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran about what mirror neurons can and cannot
do, about empathy, and about the relationship between the dysfunction of mirror
neurons and autism. The article informs us that mirror neurons were discovered
while researchers were observing monkeys’ brains. Researchers noticed that some
of the same brain cells (mirror neurons) were activated when a monkey performed
an action and when a monkey watched another monkey perform the same action. The
article tells us where mirror neurons are located in the brain and states that
mirror neurons are involved in empathy and language. We also learn how the
dysfunction of mirror neurons relates to autism with respect to the fact that
typically people with autism struggle with imitation and lack empathy. The article concludes by explaining that
mirror neurons take part in transmitting skills throughout generations. It
explains that mirror neurons are not solely responsible for behavior. It reminds
us that science is constantly progressing and that errors are common, but okay
because they can be corrected.
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