Mirror Neurons

[xiphocostal]

@jordandittus That's because you're a moron......

[yellowpepsi3]

maybe his friends r just boring...

[xiphocostal]

Some Autistic people are also known to be excellent mimics, and can pick up languages and accents with relative ease; and learn complex musical pieces by watching someone play them, or by listening to them once.

Kind of blows a large hole in the theory.

[MayoraXSougo13]

@xiphocostal

I believe they were mainly referring to people with asperger autism being awkward with social interactions with others, or having trouble doing simple physical things like....learning to ride a bike or something [just an example]. But, characteristics for disorders aren't always fixed, so...

And many people with asperger autism have an excellent auditory perception so learning a new language or musical piece easily could be expected.

[willdabeast37]

" i dont have aspergers but i'm wired up too" nice..

[my89tube]

mmmm those cheerleaders looked delishous!!!!

[123optimism]

Very nice!

[BJA737]

Does anyone know the source of this video?

Everyone it in is from California, the boy, Ramachandran from UCSD, and the cheerleaders from USC. It looks professional, was this clip part of a larger TV special?

[rebel4evr114]

This proves what people have thought all along and that is autistic people cannot sympathizes or empathizes someone else's perspective. This also means they will lack compassion and ultimately love.

[xiphocostal]

@rebel4evr114 You're full of shit. It is people like you who can not sympathise, empathise, or see another's perspective.I have aspergers, and I have always been more empathetic and aware of people who were disabled or different, whereas "So called normal people" would laugh and mock anyone who was remotely different. YOU lack compassion and love. Pull your head in!

[thackmasterplus]

As he watches the cheerleaders, his mirror neurons aren't the only things firing. BANG BANG!!

[dndfan54]

LMAO!!!!!!!!

[zakiechan]

@thackmasterplus Ah, I see what you did there.

[adamwilly]

@thackmasterplus that was so inmature but i was howling with laughter when that scene happened ... he must have known wtf he was doing haha :)

[Anon1696]

3:33

Virtual RRRRRReality

[A1HitterQuitter]

The trick is to not think of yourself as stupid just different. If your good at something then you must be worse at something else and people usually lower their potential by smothering what they're good at and enhancing what they are not.

[Drewpleblanc]

this is a really interesting study, and i hope it brings on some revolutionary understandings of human uniqueness.

[PhoenixArmor]

One more thing; when Albert Einstein was a child he couldn't concentrate in school and children would call him stupid, because he wasn't able to read fluently. In review of this, I now see the distinction is between those who try* and those who just criticize*.

[rattrap1985]

ASSburger? LOL

j/k

I couldn't imagine what that must be like.

[PhoenixArmor]

I've never heard of it, but that isn't funny. That guy watching the cheerleaders is kind of a weird perve though.

I'm sure there is a distinction between imitation and coherent understanding followed by the evolution of thought. If there wasn't there also wouldn't be destinction between people who are 'great' and lets say pathetic bald perves who quote identically what they are told.

Also, autistic people are usually genius. The problem is the truely stupid people who take them by appearance.

[RedFieryAutomobile]

That's not funny.

Two of my best friends died because they had aspergers syndrome!!!

[1belledejour]

I'm an italian student of psychology. I'm studying at Parma's university. My neurosciences' teacher works with Giacomo Rizzolatti, the neuron mirrors' discoverer. I'm proud of studying with them!!!

[ZZAKON]

Those cheerleaders are really hot... !!!

[Gothicwiz91]

What I don't get is why we must look at these phenomenons as disorders. I believe that all these mental "disorders" are but different mutations of evolution and should be allowed to flourish. They should be researched to see the practicality of these "disorders" in everyday life. instead of treated and kept down.

[blaziermissy]

I agree. We put too much emphasis on being too similar, as we seem to want a consensus on what's considered normal, which biases one to NOT looking at the evolutionary need for difference.

[griffin09]

What the hell? A great chance to see VSR interviewed was made vulgar by a brit's desire to inundate us with titilation. Pathetic.

[Thefatalflaw]

Wow strong conservative. Why so serious? It was a good example of humans replicating each others actions.

You are either a ghey dude or ugly girl if you are that put off by a cheerleading demonstration.

[blaziermissy]

Why do people put so much emphasis on spelling, as if it is actually the tell all sign of intelligence. Insulting people's spelling is like a virus on the net.  It's not like we're writing a thesis when posting. People shouldn't be so anal.

[macintosh311]

@blaziermissy THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH TRYING TO ENSURE LITERACY FUCK FACE!!

[H0D0NKAIN]

I have Asperger's Syndrome and I can see where the absence of Mirror neurons firing could cause someone with Aspergers to not feel familiarity for people but I think that there is also more going on than what we realize.

The actions of an autistic person are often original and authentic even though the action may have already been thought up.

[kattoo13]

my son was originally diagnosed with NLD (nonverbal learning disorder). he is on the waiting list at the center for autistic spectrum disorders at children's hospital in dc to have testing done for diagnostic clarification. for the past month my son has continually talked about cars, asking the same questions over and over again.

[vital2mi]

I first read of mirror neurons about 2 yrs. ago through some research Iacaboni and his team had conducted. I think there there will be much more to come on this subject, thank you for the vid.

[happyseaurchin]

interesting... hope it isnt another materialist bit-hunt... looking for the bit that doesn't work...

more probably it is a system dysfunction... a dysfunction that might be useful for a social body... that is, such individuals could be useful in society as a whole... they don't mirror our madness :)

[Trundlecake]

interesting angle :)

[barpeckarpy]

Thank you for sharing this information!

[lordalfredhenry]

imaginative play with those toy star wars fighters.

[czlucar]

So glad you pointed that out.

[czlucar]

So glad you pointed that out - lordalfredhenry

His imaginative play with the toy star wars fighters.

[indiejake86]

I bet his mirror neurons were firing when he saw those cheerleaders, ha!

[dwellerofrhymes]

I know mine were. :)