When a person observes a movie character smoking,their brain spontaneously simulates the act of smoking.Some researchers believe that this is due to the activation of

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Mirror neurons are cells in the brain that become activated both when an animal performs a particular action and when that animal observes another animal (usually of the same species) performing the same action. In humans, mirror neurons are believed to play a role in empathy, social cognition, and language development. When we observe a movie character smoking, our mirror neurons may become activated and simulate the act of smoking in our own brains.

When a Person Observes a Movie Character Smoking,their Brain Spontaneously