Ebook: Mirroring people: the science of empathy and how we connect with others

Monkey see, monkey do -- Simon says -- Grasping language -- See me, feel me -- Facing yourself -- Broken mirrors -- Super mirrors and the wired brain -- The bad and the ugly : violence and drug abuse -- Mirroring wanting and liking -- Neuropolitics -- Existential neuroscience and society.;Draws on recent scientific findings in neuroscience to introduce the concept of mirror neuron "smart cells" that enable a person's ability to understand fellow humans, in an account that evaluates the role of mirror neurons in a range of aspects from morality and addiction to political affiliations and consumer choices.