Mirror Neurons
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CORE DEFINITION
A type of neuron that simulates the same activity in our brain when we see others perform actions or express emotions, as if we were doing it ourselves. Scaffolding role: - Empathy physics: It is the physiological basis of 'empathy' and 'imitation learning'. It explains why emotions are contagious—as a leader, your anxiety can be directly copied into employees' brains via mirror neurons.
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- Empathy physics: It is the physiological basis of 'empathy' and 'imitation learning'. It explains why emotions are contagious—as a leader, your anxiety can be directly copied into employees' brains via mirror neurons.
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A class of neurons that discharge both when an individual performs an action and when observing another performing the same action, believed to support imitation, empathy, and understanding others' intentions.
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- zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%95%9C%E5%83%8F%E7%A5%9E%E7%BB%8F%E5%85%83verified
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