{"product_id":"9781429990752","title":"Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat accounts for the remarkable ability to get inside another person's head—to know what they're thinking and feeling? \"Mind reading\" is the very heart of what it means to be human, creating a bridge between self and others that is fundamental to the development of culture and society. But until recently, scientists didn't understand what in the brain makes it possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis has all changed in the last decade. Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist whose work has been covered in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, explains the groundbreaking research into mirror neurons, the \"smart cells\" in our brain that allow us to understand others. From imitation to morality, from learning to addiction, from political affiliations to consumer choices, mirror neurons seem to have properties that are relevant to all these aspects of social cognition. As \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ereports: \"The discovery is shaking up numerous scientific disciplines, shifting the understanding of culture, empathy, philosophy, language, imitation, autism and psychotherapy.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMirroring People \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book for the general reader on this revolutionary new science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300809064688,"sku":"9781429990752","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429990752_p0.jpg?v=1769904078","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429990752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}