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antimirror neuron

noun

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  1. A neuron that fires when someone performs an action and reduces its firing when that…

    A neuron that fires when someone performs an action and reduces its firing when that person observes another performing the action, or vice versa.

    • This "antimirror neuron" activity, as some researchers call it, appears to deactivate the brain's propensity to imitate another person."
    • They also pointed out that fMRI recordings would be blind to the difference between mirror and anti-mirror neurons, because the fMRI is sensitive to changes in metabolism and both excitation and inhibition consume energy..

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