Mirror neurons are neurons that were discovered relatively recently, in year 1996. They're located specifically in the broca's area in our brain, in the parietal cortex and they're attributed a decisive role in empathy.

human beings are connected through this invisible network provided by mirror neurons and we also know that they're activated with greater intensity in people with greater empathy.

People have the ability to empathize and feel compassion, although sometimes it does not seem so after observing the reality that surrounds us. This ability to feel compassion towards another human being is a natural response at the base of human behavior, it also helps us to know ourselves better. Decidedly without this ability, humanity could not have gotten that far.

A substance acts in empathy called oxytocin, also known as Cuddle Hormone, as well as cultural experiences and our personal experiences. There's another curious fact, the people with a better sense of smell are considered more empathetic. It's as if the fact of smelling one another allows us to put ourselves more easily in the place of others.

How do mirror neurons work?

For example: we took a pen, it would activate a set of neurons our brain, the same neuronal region as another person who saw us. It's as if we were mirrors of each other, that's why we can feel fear when we see a horror movie or get excited and suffer with the experiences we have with the people that surround us. It's what makes us human.

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