PEOPLE who are good at interpreting facial expressions have more active mirror neurons. The discovery adds weight to the idea that these brain cells help us figure out how others are feeling.
Mirror neurons fire both when you do something and when you watch someone else do the same thing, allowing us to mimic others. This tendency to map the actions of others onto our own bodies is thought to play a role in our ability to understand others’ intentions and emotions and to boost empathy.
Now Peter Enticott at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues have found evidence…
