Mirror Neurons Are

question 117

Multiple Choice

Mirror neurons are:

• A) neurons that fire differently when an animal observes an action and when an animal then engages in the same action.
• B) neurons that fire when an animal encounters another animal of the same species.
• C) more accurately known as "mirror neuron systems," as they have not yet been precisely located.
• D) only found in infants being raised in cultures that engage in proximal caregiving.

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