“An insect’s brain is capable of constructing and handling abstract concepts. It can even use two different concepts simultaneously in order to make a decision when faced with a new situation….” “…While it was previously thought that only humans and some primates were capable of
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Tag Archives: Communication: Non-verbal
Mirror neurons and our non-verbal communication system
May 17, 2007 
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Quoting from Wikipedia’s entry on “Mirror neurons”: “A mirror neuron is a neuron which fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal observes the same action performed by another animal. Thus, the neuron “mirrors” the behavior of another animal, as though the observer were itself performing the action.” Go to the […]
Read moreNon-verbal Communication (a list of variables used to communicate)
December 11, 2006 1 Comment
Non-verbal communication may include any type of change expressed within a pattern that can be related to other information. (The following is a quick brainstorm. You may want to categorize and group these; e.g. graphical, facial expressions, sound, etc) Here are some other examples of non-verbal communication variables for us to consider: touch, pressure, expanse […]
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