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Ramachandran: I neuroni che hanno plasmato la civiltà

Filmed Nov 2009 • Posted Jan 2010TEDIndia 2009
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Il neuroscienziato Ramachandran Vilayanur ci spiega le affascinanti funzioni dei neuroni specchio. Scoperti solo di recente, questi neuroni ci permettono di imparare complessi comportamenti sociali, alcuni dei quali hanno formato le basi della civiltà umana come noi la conosciamo.

Neurologist V.S. Ramachandran looks deep into the brain’s most basic mechanisms. By working with those who have very specific mental disabilities caused by brain injury or stroke, he can map functions of the mind to physical structures of the brain. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Daniele Berti
Reviewed by Almerico M. Bartoli
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