Virtual reality and videos may be helpful in waking up the brains of people with autism.
Some people believe that problems with the motor neuron system that occur as a child is growing is one of the root sources of autism. This article reviews the mirror neuron system and describes how it can be used as a basis for therapy. Mirror neurons fire when a person observes action and when a person performs an action. Thus, computer displays may be able to be used to teach the brain how to perform an action. These displays could also maybe improve the way the brain functions.
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Responding to mirror neurons
Feb 9, 2010 by AnonymousIt is my opinion that mirror neurons are the basis of our internal connection with each other. Deep inside, without the interference of the ego, is a network of vibrations that allow us to "feel" exactly what the other person is feeling. The person must be closely related to the subject.
Example is when one walks into a room and the entire mood of the room changes. That person influenced the vibrations of the room simply with his mirror neurons. His feelings were transferred to the others through the subliminal vibrations we can't feel with our five senses.
This explains the phenomenon commonly called "contact high". When an individual is under the influence of marijuana, he will influence the mood, the feelings, and other related emotions of the group as a whole because whatever is firing inside him is also firing inside the others in the group.
This can explain why autistic children can tap a part of their brain that we can't. But at the same time he must hold onto a tree in order to accept that it is real. He has lost touch with this reality because he has no mirror neurons in which to relate. He cannot find that vibration with others that we all take for granted.
The cure for this anomaly would be to find ways to help mirror neurons develop in autistic children. This network, although taken away at birth, should be examined and ways sought in which we can enhance this development.
When we pray for a person we are connecting that person with God through our mirror neurons. We can literally change the mind of one who is suffering from a disease simply by connecting him with God and dispelling the myth that he is sick.