Definition
A neuron that fires both when an organism performs an action and when it observes the same action performed by another, thought to underlie imitation and empathy.
Etymology
From 'mirror' (reflecting) + Greek 'neuron' (nerve). Discovered by Giacomo Rizzolatti's team in macaque monkeys in the 1990s.
Kelly Says
Mirror neurons fire when you DO something AND when you WATCH someone else do it — they might be the brain basis for empathy, imitation, and understanding others.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Spiegel Neuron
sPe-gel no-ro-n
ARالعربية
عصبون مرآة
ʕaṣbuun mirāʾah
BNবাংলা
আয়না নেওরন
ay-na no-ron
CACatalà
neuró de mirall
nju-roh deh mi-rall
CSČeština
zrcadlový neuron
zrcad-lo-vy no-ro-n
DADansk
spejlneuronen
spejl-no-ro-nen
DEDeutsch
Spiegelneurone
shPeyehl-nju-roh-neh
ELΕλληνικά
νευρών σκοπευτικού
nju-rohn sko-pe-y-ti-ko
ESEspañol
neurona espejo
nju-ROH-nah es-PEH-goh
FAفارسی
نورون آیینه
no-ro-n a-ye-neh
FISuomi
peilihermo
pei-li-her-mo
FRFrançais
neurone miroir
nju-rohN mi-rwa
GUGU
શિખર ન્યુરોન
shikhar nyu-ro-n
HAHA
neuron gishi
noo-ro-n gi-shi
HEעברית
нейרון מראה
nay-rohn ma-ra-ah
HIहिन्दी
दर्पण न्यूरॉन
dar-paṇ nyū-ron
HUMagyar
tükörneuron
tyukor-no-ro-n
IDBahasa Indonesia
neuron cermin
nju-ro-n ser-min
IGIG
mirror neuron
mirror no-ron
ITItaliano
neurone specchio
nju-roh-neh speh-g-loh
JA日本語
ミラーニューロン
miraa nyūron
KKKK
зеркөл нейрон
zer-kol ney-ron
KMKM
neuron មិត្ត
noo-rohn mit
KO한국어
거울 뉴런
geo-ul nyu-reon
MRMR
इशारा न्यूरॉन
ishara noo-ro-n
MSBahasa Melayu
neuron cermin
noo-ro-n ser-min
MYမြန်မာ
mirror neuron
mirror no-ron
NLNederlands
spiegelneuron
spe-gel-no-ro-n
NONorsk
speilneuronen
speil-no-ro-nen
PAPA
ਸਪੀਗਲ ਨਿਊਰੌਨ
spee-gal noo-ro-n
PLPolski
neuron lustrzany
nju-ron lus-trzan-y
PTPortuguês
neurônio espelho
nju-roh-NYO-oo es-peh-loo
RORomână
neuron oglindă
no-ro-n oh-glind-ă
RUРусский
зеркальный нейрон
zerkal'nyy neyron
SVSvenska
spegelneuron
spe-gel-no-ro-n
SWKiswahili
neiron kioo
ne-i-ro-n ki-o
TAதமிழ்
விருப்ப நியூரான்
vi-ru-ppa nyu-ro-an
TEతెలుగు
సూక్ష్మ నూరోన్
su-khsma noo-ro-n
THไทย
นิวรอนกระจก
nǐu-ron kra-chag
TLTL
neuron salamin
noo-ro-n sa-la-min
TRTürkçe
ayna nöronu
ay-na noh-ro-noo
UKУкраїнська
дзеркальний нейрон
dzerkals'kyy neyron
URاردو
آئینہ نیورون
ay-na ne-ro-n
VITiếng Việt
nơ-ron gương
no-ron guong
YOYO
neuron agbe
noo-rohn a-gbe
ZH中文
镜像神经元
yìngxiàng shénjīngyuán
ZUZU
neuron ezintaba
noo-rohn e-zi-n-ta-ba