Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others

The discovery and research of mirror neurons provides us with a way to understand the bridge between the self and the world. (A mirror neuron is a mechanism that fires when an individual acts and also when the person or animals observes the same action being performed by another individual.) Many neuroscientists believe that the discovery of these premotor neurons lays the groundwork for the biological basis of empathy, self-awareness, social cognition, and, ultimately, morality. Marco Iacoboni's Mirroring People is the first book for general readers on this breakthrough science.

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