A Nerve Cell That Fires Both When a Person Acts

question 32

Multiple Choice

A nerve cell that fires both when a person acts and when a person observes the same action performed by someone else, as if the observer himself or herself were acting:

• A)glial cell
• B)mirror neuron
• C)modifier gene
• D)none of the above

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