The Myth Of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscien... Online

Hickok argues that the brain is more like a sophisticated than a simple mirror.

Discovered in the 1990s in the brains of macaque monkeys, these cells fired both when a monkey grabbed a peanut and when it watched a human grab one. The scientific community went wild. Suddenly, mirror neurons were the "DNA of psychology." Experts claimed they were the secret to empathy, language, and even why we enjoy watching sports. The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscien...

Yet, patients with severe paralysis or speech production issues (like Broca’s aphasia) can still perfectly understand the actions and speech of others. The "mirror" was broken, but the understanding remained. 🐒 The Monkey vs. The Human Hickok argues that the brain is more like