After a decade out of the spotlight, the brain cells once alleged to explain empathy, autism and theory of mind are being refined and redefined. In the summer of 1991, the neuroscientist Vittorio ...

How Do Mirror Neurons Work? Neurons are special cells that transmit neurochemical impulses and commands within our central nervous system as well as to our muscles. We have approximately 100 billion ...

Scientists have pinpointed a group of cells in the brain whose activity could help explain the ability to share another’s pain. Why can we feel other people’s pain? A recent study in rats investigates ...