Not long after birth, babies will cry when they hear another baby’s cry. They respond to the distress of other babies, and they are capable of recognizing and experiencing the emotions of others. The mirror neuron is a special circuitry in the brain that is responsible for this phenomenon. More specifically, a mirror neuron is a neuron that is activated when performing an action or observing that same action. So the mirror neuron “mirrors” the behavior of others as if the observer were performing the act
