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Dr. lópez believes that he may have discovered how observational learning happens in the brain. his research showed that when one person watches someone else reach into a box to retrieve an object, specific neurons become active. dr. lópez has probably found

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Dr. López has probably found "mirror neurons".

A mirror neuron is a neuron that flames both when a creature acts and when the creature watches a similar activity performed by another. Hence, the neuron "mirrors" the conduct of alternate, as if the onlooker were itself acting. Such neurons have been straight forwardly seen in primate species.

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