{"id":6158,"date":"2011-07-11T20:59:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T19:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rogerdarlington.me.uk\/nighthawk\/?p=6158"},"modified":"2011-07-11T23:10:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T22:10:55","slug":"the-fascinating-science-of-mirror-neurons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rogerdarlington.me.uk\/nighthawk\/?p=6158","title":{"rendered":"The fascinating science of mirror neurons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just started reading a book called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Social-Animal-Story-Success-Happens\/dp\/1907595449\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1310414339&amp;sr=1-1-catcorr\">&#8220;The Social Animal&#8221;<\/a> by David Books. Early on, Brooks introduces the new thinking of neuroscientists about the idea of mirror neurons. One way of trying to understand this notion is to read the relevant Wikipedia page <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mirror_neurons\">here.<\/a> Another approach would be to watch this seven-minute video:<\/p>\n<p><!--copy and paste--><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/VilayanurRamachandran_2009I-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/VilayanurRamachandran-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=724&#038;lang=eng&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization;year=2009;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=evolution_s_genius;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=how_we_learn;theme=a_taste_of_tedindia;event=TEDIndia+2009;tag=Science;tag=biology;tag=brain;tag=cognitive+science;tag=evolution;tag=neurology;&#038;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"446\" height=\"326\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/VilayanurRamachandran_2009I-medium.flv&#038;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/VilayanurRamachandran-2009I.embed_thumbnail.jpg&#038;vw=432&#038;vh=240&#038;ap=0&#038;ti=724&#038;lang=eng&#038;introDuration=15330&#038;adDuration=4000&#038;postAdDuration=830&#038;adKeys=talk=vs_ramachandran_the_neurons_that_shaped_civilization;year=2009;theme=how_the_mind_works;theme=evolution_s_genius;theme=unconventional_explanations;theme=how_we_learn;theme=a_taste_of_tedindia;event=TEDIndia+2009;tag=Science;tag=biology;tag=brain;tag=cognitive+science;tag=evolution;tag=neurology;\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just started reading a book called &#8220;The Social Animal&#8221; by David Books. 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