They’ve been used to explain autism, empathy and why porn turns us on. Now some of the past findings that mirror neurons have been said to explain have been called into question by new research which ...

The mind is but a mirror, Indian yogis used to say. Just watch it flow, as if you were a distant observer and you will calm down and not be enslaved by your thoughts. Easier said than done. But what ...

A team of researchers from Germany and Russia, including Vadim Nikulin from the Higher School of Economics, have demonstrated that long contraction of muscles in one hand increases involuntary ...

A team of researchers from Germany and Russia, including Vadim Nikulin from the Higher School of Economics, have demonstrated that long contraction of muscles in one hand increases involuntary ...

This graph shows the relationship between age and mirror activity for a normal brain and one with autism. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

A young woman sat on the subway and sobbed. Her mascara-stained cheeks were wet and blotchy. Her eyes were red. Her shoulders shook. She was hopeless, completely forlorn. When I got off the train, I ...