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Monkeys, Elephants, and Humans are Basically the Same

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The Effects of Mirror Neurons on Physical Ability

Mora: I wonder if there's something going on with our mirror neurons that makes us excited to see incredible physical feats. We're not getting much out of it other than being like, wow, that person did a cool thing. Do you think that's also why I like to watch skateboarding fail videos? There's a shag and Freuda aspect as well. A team of researchers have found evidence to suggest that wild African elephants may have self domesticated themselves. It's a process we've only seen happen in humans and bonobos.

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