Mirror neurons could have formed civilization

• May 3, 2024

The Dr. Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran exposes one of his many researches on the human brain in the conference TED 2010 . The neurologist and specialist in the fields of neurology of behavior and psychophysics explains what are the mirror neurons and what role do they have in the body?

Some scientists have speculated that the mirror neurons system was responsible for forming the foundations of the social behavior in humans, our ability to imitate , to learn languages ​​and to show empathy and understanding towards others. It is also possible that he played an important role in the speech evolution .

The mirror neurons they are so called because they are believed to be activated when we recognize an action made by another individual, which shows a great capacity to understand the perspective of the other.

The Dr. Ramachandran talk about the fascinating system in the following video:

Video Medicine: The neurons that shaped civilization | VS Ramachandran (May 2024).