Marco Iacoboni, MD, 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: MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders [6/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14663]
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism
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