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How do mirror neurons work in psychopaths?

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I think a lot of nonsense has been spread in the media about mirror neurons. There is very little evidence that mirror neurons have anything whatsoever to do with empathy. read more

There are non-mirror neuron pain neurons and there are mirror neuron pain neurons. So these [mirror] neurons are probably involved in empathy for pain. If I really and truly empathize with your pain, I need to experience it myself. read more

Mirror neurons play a significant role in observational learning, and such neurons also play a central role in empathy (Lacoboni, 2009; Ramachandran, 2000). read more

Mirror neurons are cells that fire when an animal performs a particular act or when they observe that act being performed. There are many different types of cells like this, in the premotor cortex (where they were originally found), in the parietal cortex, even in primary motor cortex (M1). read more

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