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Is the Person Across from Me a Part of Me? There are moments when we unconsciously internalize the emotions of the person facing us. When we look into the tear-filled eyes of a friend, our own throats tighten; when we see a child stumbling across the street, we reflexively tense, hoping they won’t fall; when someone lets out a genuine laugh, we begin to smile too. But why? Here enters a magical word: mirror neurons. What Are Mirror Neurons? In the 1990s, scientists at the University of Parma in