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Mirror neurons are an intriguing sort of brain cell that plays an important part in interpreting the actions and intentions of others, as well as integrating perception and action. They were found in the early 1990s while examining the brains of macaque monkeys by a group of researchers led by Italian neurologist Giacomo Rizzolatti. These neurons are referred to as "mirror neurons" because they activate both when the monkey performs an action and when it watches another monkey performing the same or similar action. The process o