Nat Clin Pract Neurol. 2009;5(1):24-34. Studies in which the properties of single neurons were studied in a naturalistic context have been particularly important for establishing this new view on ...

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers utilized a genetically encoded mirror-TRAP strategy to investigate the functional importance of aggression-mirroring neurons. Social ...

Mirror Neurons are a cluster of cells in our brains that fire both when you take an action, but also when you see someone else take an action. These cells give us an accelerated ability to learn, and ...

Scientists have pinpointed a group of cells in the brain whose activity could help explain the ability to share another’s pain. Why can we feel other people’s pain? A recent study in rats investigates ...

A study by researchers in Parma and Milan has shown that we interpret facial expressions using both motor and emotional areas of the brain. The finding could solve a 20-year debate between scientists ...

I love listening to music and watching dance. Although I enjoy these artistic performances, I am not an accomplished musician or even a competent dancer. Not surprisingly when expert musicians and ...