The Myth Of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscien... May 2026

Master imitators, yet evidence for a dedicated "mirror system" is messy. 🌐 The Real Neuroscience

Hickok argues that the brain is more like a sophisticated than a simple mirror. The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscien...

Gregory Hickok, a linguistics professor at UC Irvine, spent years watching the world fall in love with "mirror neurons." Master imitators, yet evidence for a dedicated "mirror

Empathy is a complex social construct, not a single-cell reflex. a linguistics professor at UC Irvine

The motor system helps us predict or refine that understanding.

The Myth of Mirror Neurons: The Real Neuroscien...