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Os neurónios que modelaram a civilização

2,430,559 views | Vilayanur Ramachandran • TEDIndia 2009

O neurocientista Vilayanur Ramachandran delineia as funções fascinantes dos neurónios espelho. Apenas recentemente descobertos, estes neurónios permitem-nos aprender comportamentos sociais complexos, alguns dos quais constituem os alicerces da civilização humana tal como a conhecemos.

O neurocientista Vilayanur Ramachandran delineia as funções fascinantes dos neurónios espelho. Apenas recentemente descobertos, estes neurónios permitem-nos aprender comportamentos sociais complexos, alguns dos quais constituem os alicerces da civilização humana tal como a conhecemos.

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Vilayanur Ramachandran

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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.

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