observation mirror
1Mirror neuron — A mirror neuron is a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another.[1][2] [3] Thus, the neuron mirrors the behaviour of the other, as though the observer were itself acting. Such… …
2Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… …
3Mirror image — For other uses, see Mirror image (disambiguation). Window reflection. U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office 1/27/09. Official White House photo by Pete Souza …
4Mirror stage — toddler and mirror The mirror stage is a concept in the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan. Philosopher Raymond Tallis[1] describes the mirror stage as the cornerstone of Lacan’s oeuvre. Initially, Lacan proposed that the mirror stage was… …
5Mirror box — A diagrammatic explanation of the mirror box. The patient places the good limb into one side of the box (in this case the right hand) and the amputated limb into the other side. Due to the mirror, the patient sees a reflection of the good hand… …
6mirror — {{11}}mirror (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. mireoir a reflecting glass, looking glass; observation, model, example, earlier miradoir (11c.), from mirer look at (oneself in a mirror), observe, watch, contemplate, from V.L. *mirare to look at, variant …
7One-way mirror — A one way mirror, also known as a two way mirror, one way glass, or two way glass is a mirror which is partially reflective and partially transparent. When one side of the mirror is brightly lit and the other is dark, it allows viewing from the… …
8Simulation theory of empathy — The simulation theory of empathy put forward by Rutgers philosopher Alvin Goldman attempts to explain how humans understand others emotions and sensations. It posits that the perception of others’ experiences activates shared neural networks in… …
9telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
10Timeline of Islamic science and engineering — This timeline of Islamic science and engineering covers the general development of science and technology in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age, usually dated from the 7th to 16th centuries.From the 17th century onwards, the advances …
