Marco Iacoboni, M.D., Ph.D. discusses the mirror neuron hypothesis of autism which suggests that reduced mirror neuron activity may be a central feature of autism. Mirror neurons are cells concerned with motor behavior and are considered neural precursors of neural systems concerned with language and social interactions. Series: M.I.N.D. Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders [6/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14663]
I am guessing the deficits in the MNS would mean that those with the deficit experience an absence of meaning when being communicated to, an absence of experience. Perhaps it is the imitative capacities of our MNS that enable us humans to be so adaptive to different conditions social, and physical, to proactively anticipate, imagine. Perhaps those with MNS deficits are less swayed, prejudiced by emotions as expressed by other people. Is that good/advantageous? Depends on context. Facinating.
enternetter 3 years ago 4
Is the hypothesis that people lacking of these neurons won't be able to understand what the "connected people" really means when communicating? Wouldn't it mean consequently that human communications are always ambiguous without the help of mirror neurons? I wonder then who would be the good one and the bad one, among connected people and low-mirror neourns people. That's fascinating.
fabbio8888 3 years ago 2