Mirroring People

The New Science of How We Connect with Others

By: Marco Iacoboni

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

What 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.

This has all changed in the last decade. Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist whose work has been covered in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal, 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 The New York Times reports: "The discovery is shaking up numerous scientific disciplines, shifting the understanding of culture, empathy, philosophy, language, imitation, autism and psychotherapy."

Mirroring People is the first book for the general reader on this revolutionary new science.

©2008 Marco Iacoboni (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Iacoboni's expansive style and clear descriptions make for a solid introduction to cutting-edge neurobiology." (Publishers Weekly)

Amazing

Everyone would benefit from reading this book. The research is well explained and applied to real life. The author presents compelling evidence for avoiding violence especially for children. I will listen to this book again, I'm sure.

VO distracts from the material

Marco Iacobobi is a legendary scientist whose book is revolutionary. I came to audible for an audio version as a refresher. The VO is distracting versus helpful; the intention for *vocal* resonance has eclipsed the intention for the material's resonance. The book is a treasure, but you will have to accept vocal acrobatics unless you read it in hard copy.

Inspiring & informative!

Mirroring People - impresses with a well-earned 4-star rating. The author's insightful exploration into human behavior and psychology is both inspiring and informative, making it a compelling read.

Informative book

I read this book for my high school capstone you really have to sit down and listen to it to get the information. I thought it repeated many things but overall pretty well written and narrated. If you wanna find out why people how how they are I would recommend it. Gave it 4 out of 5 because it was such a hard read

Feelings and the mind

Wow this program on mirroring opens our minds to realizing that we are all interconnected in some fashion.
Feelings where do they come from.

Solid science, but shaky conclusions

I really enjoyed the first half of the book. The authors discussions of the discoveries of mirror neurons and the basic conclusions were fascinating. That said, the last half of the book goes a bit off the rails. The author attempts to draw conclusions about human behavior using mirror neurons that seem to stretch logic.

Three stars. The science is worth a download, but the conclusions about human behavior aren't.

A decent intro to mirror neurons.

This is a decent intro into mirror neurons. The lay reader probably doesn’t need so much frequent explanation of how experiments were constructed but not a big deal. The reader’s voice became less robotic toward’s the end of the book. More on the implications of findings would be appealing. Recommended overall.