a type of brain cells that are activated both when an individual performs an action and when they observe another individual performing the same action.
you see someone smile, your mirror neurons activate, allowing you to experience the feeling of happiness or joy that the other person is experiencing. Similarly, when you watch a skilled athlete perform a complex movement, your mirror neurons activate, enabling you to understand how the movement is performed and potentially allowing you to learn the movement yourself through imitation.
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The explanation of something by a Neurotypical, usually to a Neurodivergent, in a manner regarded as condescending, patronizing, or ableistic.
Neurosplain
verb
(of a Neurotypical) explaining (something) to someone, typically a Neurodivergent, in a manner regarded as condescending , patronizing, or ableistic.
The explanation of something by a Neurotypical, usually to a Neurodivergent, in a manner regarded as condescending, patronizing, or ableistic.
Neurosplain
verb
(of a Neurotypical) explaining (something) to someone, typically a Neurodivergent, in a manner regarded as condescending , patronizing, or ableistic.
"I can't stand how some Neurotypicals just go on and on Neurosplaining to us about Eye Contact."
"Don't Neurosplain parenting to me, I would never subject my child to ABA."
"Don't Neurosplain parenting to me, I would never subject my child to ABA."
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Something which seems to have rendered the existence of a soul very, very unlikely, unfortunately.
Looks like this is the only life we're going to get folks.
Looks like this is the only life we're going to get folks.
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Recent work on the brain has shown no evidence for souls, spirits, or any part of our personality or behavior distinct from the lump of jelly in our head.
Recent work on the brain has shown no evidence for souls, spirits, or any part of our personality or behavior distinct from the lump of jelly in our head.
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A neuron burner is a problem that you need to think long and hard about. It's similar to "being in the zone" in terms of the effort of concentration, but "in the zone" does not describe the difficulty of the problem, which"neuron burner" does.
"The instructions for this microwave are a real neuron burner"
"This test was one neuron burner after another! Glad it's over."
"This test was one neuron burner after another! Glad it's over."
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