Brain research is discovering the darndest things lately, one of the most interesting of which involve mirror neurons. Mirror neurons are brain cells that fire both when you do something and when you watch someone else do the same thing.

It seems that the more active your mirror neurons are, the more readily you can identify the emotions that other people are experiencing. In other words, the more the nerves in your brain involuntarily fire when you see someone else doing something, the more empathy you can experience.

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne measured peoples mirror neuron activity around other people’s thumb/hand movement, and “found that the volunteers who were better at judging people’s emotions had higher mirror neuron activity.”

How the brain detects the emotions of others - being-human - 12 May 2008 - New Scientist

Next steps:
1) Study the DNA of people who have higher mirror neuron activity and look for genetic predispositions -
2) Then, genetically engineer people with more or less mirror neuron potential to be either flight attendents or soldiers.

Ahhh, what a brave new world we are entering!

The world, it is a changin’ my friends! Its time to focus our awareness on your deepest values (Meaning) and learn how to express them (Mission) profitably (Money) in the world!