The weather is still dreadful so I've been looking at more mirror neuron stuff and talking it over with Bob. I was interested to read that the celebrated neuroscientist V S Ramachandran has referred to mirror neurons as 'Dalai Lama' or 'empathy' neurons because, he argues, they demonstrate the interconnectedness of individuals. Apparently, if you watch a person's hand being pricked by a pin, the same pattern of neurons fire in both your brain and theirs simultaneously. Thus there is some scientific evidence for notions of empathy.
Mmm......... I think I can feel a poem coming on..................
Mmm......... I think I can feel a poem coming on..................
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