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Cognition and behavior: Mirror neurons normal in autism Mirror, mirror: When children with autism imitate an experimenter putting toys into a box, their brain waves show activation of cells called mirror neurons. Mirror neurons, which fire when a person performs or observes an action, function just as well in young children with autism as they do in their typically developing peers, reports a study published 10 February in Autism Research1. The findings boost evidence against the theory that impaired mirror neurons explain autism’s social deficits.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:47:54 +0000

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