Iacoboni M. Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others

Picador, 2009. — 330 p.Includes a new Afterword by the AuthorWhat accounts for our remarkable ability to get inside another person's head--to know what he or she is thinking and feeling? Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist, explains the groundbreaking research into mirror neurons, the "smart cells" in our brain that allow us to understand others. From imitation to morality, from political affiliations to consumer choices, mirror neurons are relevant to myriad aspects of social cognition. Mirroring People is the first book for the general reader on this revolutionary new science.Monkey See, Monkey Do
Simon Says
Grasping Language
See Me, Feel Me
Facing Yourself
Broken Mirrors
Super Mirrors and the Wired Brain
The Bad and the Ugly: Violence and Drug Abuse
Mirroring Wanting and Liking
Neuropolitics
Existential Neuroscience and Society
Afterword
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
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