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64. People are Hard-Wired for Imitation and Empathy
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- 1Example of our built-in, wired-into-the-brain capacity for imitation. Benefit as a designer?In your design you may use this knowledge to influence behavior.
- 2Mirror NeuronsThe starting point of empathy.
- 3Premotor CortexLocated in the front of the brain.
- 4Motor as in...Movement
- 5Premotor cortexMakes PLANS to move.
- 6TRUE or FALSE: Premotor cortex is the part of the brain that actually sends out the signals that MAKE YOU MOVE.FALSE; that part of the brain is called: The Primary Motor Cortex.
- 7Then, which is the part of the brain that makes PLANS to move?THE PREMOTOR CORTEX!
- 8True or false: Just by watching other people take action causes some of the same neurons to fire as if you are actually taking action yourself...TRUE; this subset of neurons has been dubbed MIRROR NEURONS.
- 9True or false: Mimicking other people's body language makes them like you more...TRUE
- 10Vilayanur RamachadranOne of the leading researchers in mirror neurons.
The following is about a TED talk about his research on this subject:
http://but.ly/aaiXba - 11True or false: You could use stories if you want to get people to take action.TRUE; research shows that stories create images in the mind that may also trigger mirror neurons.
- 12What kind of video should be shown if the intention is for people to get a flu shot?Showing a video of other people in line at a clinic getting a flu shot.
- 13If the intention is to get kids to eat their veggies what kind of video should be shown?Other kids eating their veggies. (As simple as that-Mirror neurons at work!)
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