Your brain mirrors others' actions and feelings
Mirror neurons in your brain activate when you act or watch others, fostering empathy, learning, and a deep connection to their experiences and emotions.
Specialized brain cells called mirror neurons activate both when you perform an action and when you simply watch someone else do it. Discovered in the 1990s, these neurons were first observed in monkeys' brains, firing identically whether grasping a peanut or watching a researcher do so.
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