One widely disseminated claim surrounding mirror neurons is the “broken mirror theory,” which suggests that dysfunctions in the mirror neuron system are to blame for autism. Deficient mirror ...

This is a hallmark of how mirror neurons are believed to work ... system develops in children with autism, who often have ...

The researchers found that areas of the brain collectively known as the "mirror neuron system" showed more activity when a dancer saw movements he had been trained perform than when he observed ...