A day or two ago, while I was charging through Wal-Mart, I was stopped in my tracks by this copy of the Scientific American which just seemed to jump out at me.
It would seem some Italian scientists (as well as some American scientists in San Diego) have done some research and discovered that that are things called 'mirror neurons' which are disfunctional in the brains of children with autism. They control the ability to duplicate an action by another person inside the brain and therefore the ability to interpret another person's intensions.
There are two very informative articles: "Mirrors in the Mind" and "Broken Mirrors, A Theory of Autism".
It is interesting that I wrote about this topic and used the same word 'Mirror' in a previous post from a few days ago. See"Friendliness, Friendship and Mirrored Images". Sometimes my intuition is very good.
Update, Nov. 4, 2006, 4:30pm
A very very strenuous day at work. They expect us to do the work of two or three people. I am very interested that I chose the words 'Mirror'...in light of these discoveries of the 'mirror neurons' near the amygdala portal of the brain. I believe I have an uncanny ability to diagnose these things...before I even know what it is all about. Take the sleep apnea for instance. Or take the aperger's, or the things to do with Jim. And now this. I knew something would be discovered in this area. Great news.
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