Mirror Neurons

Ever seen Jurassic Park? If not, sub in another scene from an action, suspense, or thriller movie as we go here…
So there’s this scene, where the young girl is being pulled up into some ceiling tiles to avoid some velociraptors. Each time I watch this scene, as her leg ascends into the ceiling and narrowly escapes the raptor’s jaws, I instinctively pull up my own leg onto the couch.
WHY do I do this? Why do we lean left and cringe as the football is headed toward the goal post?
Mirror Neurons
These tiny cells in the brain are activated both when WE are producing an action and when we watch SOMEONE ELSE perform an action.
It has been theorized that this ability to observe others and experience it in our own brains plays a role in social behavior and language acquisition.
Newer research from UCLA suggests that mirror neurons also help us understand not just the actions of others but also the LANGUAGE used to describe it.
So when someone in the study read the words “biting a peach” the same areas of the brain were activated as when someone watched this action happening.
This supports earlier theories that mirror neurons play a critical role in language acquisition and development!
We have a lot to thank these little neurons for! Next time you see your baby watching you, realize how much they are also experiencing it! And how much they are learning from you!
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Research 👇🏼
https://www.google.com/amp/s/medicalxpress.com/news/2006-09-evidence-mirror-neurons-role-language.amp