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Neuroscienze — A journey to the center of your mind Neuroscienze Cognitive

A journey to the center of your mind

Vilayanur Ramachandran http://www.ted.com Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the […]

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Neuroscienze — Arts and Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroscienze Cognitive

Arts and Cognitive Neuroscience

Experiences in which the senses are intermingled in usual ways are a common motif in the descriptions that mystics provide of their unordinary sensory experiences. This workshop examines the phenomenon of synaesthesia from a multi-disciplinary perspective in order to advance our understanding of the relationship between synaesthesia, metaphor, creativity, and religious and artistic practices. Series: […]

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Neuroscienze — Mirror Neurons and Asperger’s Syndrome Neurobiologia e Cervello

Mirror Neurons and Asperger’s Syndrome

It is believed by many that mirror neurons enable humans to emulate others and thereby empathise with one another. If true, functioning mirror neurons are essential for the socialization of children, and their lack of function would result in the social isolation typical of individuals on the autistic spectrum.This short clip explains the action of […]

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Neuroscienze — Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism Neuropsicologia Clinica

Mirror Neuron Hypothesis of Autism

Marco Iacoboni, M.D., Ph.D. discusses the mirror neuron hypothesis of autism which suggests that reduced mirror neuron activity may be a central feature of autism. Mirror neurons are cells concerned with motor behavior and are considered neural precursors of neural systems concerned with language and social interactions. Series: M.I.N.D. Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders […]

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Neuroscienze — Intervista a Giacomo Rizzolatti Neuroetica, Storia e Personaggi

Intervista a Giacomo Rizzolatti

Cosa sono i Neuroni Specchio  I neuroni specchio sono una classe di neuroni che si attivano selettivamente sia quando si compie un’azione (con la mano o con la bocca) sia quando la si osserva mentre è compiuta da altri (in particolare da conspecifici). I neuroni dell’osservatore “rispecchiano” quindi ciò che avviene nella mente del soggetto […]

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