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    NEUROTRANSTITTOR AND PERCEPTION 1. Describe how neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical processes. The human brain has two types of cells, neurons and glial cells. For a simplistic description, the glial cells are like the neuron maintenance cells, they are necessary to keep the neuron insulated and waste free, allowing the neuron to be more efficient in their job. “Glial cells also appear to influence the formation of synapses and to aid in determining which…

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    Mirror Neurons

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    Have you ever think that why we sometimes react someone’s actions like we actually imitating them? I would like to give some information about mirror neurons and how it works. You're walking through a park when out of now here, the man in front of you gets smacked by a baseball. Or you're watching a race, and you feel your own heart racing with excitement as the runners vie to cross the finish line first. Or you see a woman sniff some rotten food and vomit. Suddenly, your own stomach turns at…

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    Mirror Neuron Summary

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    Reflections on Mirror Neurons The author's main point in the article is that mirror neuron help with imitating what we see. The author wants the reader to understand that humans and monkeys think in a similar way when mirror neuron is being studied. The author uses professional researchers to explain the finding of mirror neurons and their experiments. The author explains that the monkeys learn by visual models as well as humans. The monkeys learned by seeing food that they want just by…

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    Mirror Neuron Dysfunction

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    found within the brain. A mirror neuron dysfunction has been one of the main reasons for the stagnation of communication behavior within the autism spectrum disorder community. When trying to improve the dysfunction of the mirror neuron system and a development of communication skills, researchers have looked at music therapy as a form of therapy to help. Music making has been a form of music therapy researchers believe is an effective way advancing the mirror neuron dysfunction…

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    Mirror Neurons Essay

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    Reflections on Mirror Neurons Mirroring neurons has been closely observed in the primate species, some which are mammals in the group based on morphological traits. These traits are based on the behavioral traits, geographical distribution, and the deoxyribonucleic acid. The author's main point is that mirroring neurons allows humans and animals to act and observes actions performed by another. The author believes that mirroring neurons is involved in humans so they could learn…

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    Pyramidal CA1 Neurons

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    Neurons are only a subset of the billions of cells in our brain, but they are the powerhouse driving everything we do. Common genetic and cellular properties define them as neurons. Beyond these defining features, neurons are heterogeneous in there gene expression, shape, and role in driving behavior (cite Zeisel et al. 2015 and Kamme et al 2003). Even within very homogenous populations such as the pyramidal CA1 neurons, there is significant variation in neuronal properties. This leads to…

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    Mirror Neuron Framework

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    articles that talk about the mirror neuron framework and its capacity in people, what we as of now think about mirror neurons and their clinical significance. Mirror neurons have been a standout amongst the most energizing occasions found in neuroscience in the course of recent years; they are a specific kind of neuron that release when an individual performs an activity, and additionally when he or she watches a comparative activity done by another person. Mirror Neurons were found more than a…

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    the different dimensions that constellation of neurons produce. In order to understand the different dimensions, we use math. With math, we can see the different patterns of the neurons, then with the patterns we can determine what face an individual was looking at. However, since our eyes move about every 3-4 seconds, we don’t visit the point perfectly. Meaning, that our transitions from looking to one thing to another are smooth since different neurons are constantly activated when looking at…

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    Mirror Neuron Theory

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    discovery of mirror neurons in macaque monkeys by Di Pellegrino, Fadiga, Fogassi, Gallese and Rizzolatti (1992), is the broken mirror neuron theory. The two papers seek to investigate the influence of the human mirror neuron system (MNS) on the presence of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Both papers were published in peer-reviewed journals and so appear to be reliable and the two papers exemplify the inconsistent results both supporting and opposing evidence of the broken mirror neuron system. The…

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    Mirror Neurons Essay

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    humans comprehend one another’s activities as well as their purposes, so easily?” Earlier eras would have merited human comprehension to the brain’s ability for swift analysis. However, more recent research cites the cause as newly discovered “mirror neurons,” which ignite when a person executes an activity as well as when they witness another person executing the same activity, which in turn programs patterns for these activities. Interestingly, these patterns aid people in understanding one…

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