| Keyword | CPC | PCC | Volume | Score | Length of keyword |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mirror neurons and empathy | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2070 | 12 | 26 |
| mirror | 0.12 | 0.3 | 3347 | 34 | 6 |
| neurons | 1.38 | 0.3 | 4135 | 32 | 7 |
| and | 0.64 | 0.7 | 4236 | 9 | 3 |
| empathy | 0.02 | 0.9 | 2207 | 40 | 7 |
When someone with a very active mirror neuron system sees someone who’s grieving or nervous (fearful), for example, they can actually feel it too through this reflection process. They respond by trying to comfort the person feeling these uncomfortable emotions. In doing so, the person being comforted often begins to feel a little better.
Could 'Mirror Neurons' explain brain mechanisms of empathy?Mirror neurons fire in the same way when you perform an action as when you observe someone else doing it. The fact that your brain has the same reaction in each situation explains learning through imitation, emulation, and even empathy. This is because you experience the other person’s action as your own, and it helps you to understand them.
What do mirror neurons really do?What do mirror neurons really do? A mirror neuron is a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another. Thus, the neuron "mirrors" the behavior of the other, as though the observer were itself acting. Such neurons have been directly observed in human and primate species, and birds.
