Mirror Neurons Seen Behaving Normally in Autism
Articles published May 12 in New Scientist and Science Now and May 13 in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette about a new autism study cited research by Marco Iacoboni, UCLA professor-in-residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, exploring the connection between autism and mirror neurons, cells in the human brain believed to underlie the ability to discern others' thoughts and empathize with them.
- “Mirror Neurons Seen Behaving Normally in Autism” http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18837-mirror-neurons-seen-behaving...
- “A Crack in the Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism” http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/05/a-crack-in-the-mirror-neur...
- “Study Challenges One View of Autism” http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10133/1057866-114.stm
