[Neuro] Readings on the brain and dreaming

[Sarah Tappon]

NB: The functional significance of "mirror neurons" in human cognition
is controversial and a lot of people disagree with Ramachandran. Here
are some alternate perspectives on the general issue:
 http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/11/06/whats-so-special-about-mirror-neurons/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2773693/

(My understanding is that there's also mixed evidence on the autism
link specifically, but I don't know that literature very well.)

-s

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Jade Solomon <jade.solomon at me.com> wrote:
> Hello Dream Team,
>
> I've attached some articles you may find interesting, one about mirror neurons, and one about dreaming.
> I'll try to find and share more related articles.
>
> - Jade
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