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in love, causing the brain to be mistaken. In this regard,
learnbyimitatingothersandunderstandtheotherperson.
Lim Myung-ho, a professor at the Dankook University¡¯s
Mirror neurons act when performing certain movements
Department of Psychology and psychotherapy explained,
orwhenobservingspecificmovementsofotherobjects.¡±
¡°The sympathetic nerve* of a person¡¯s body does not
This neuron was discovered in 1996 through an
know whether the heart beats when excited because he
experiment by a team led by neuroscientist, Professor
or she is afraid of swaying bridges or because he or she
Giacomo Rizzolatti of the University of Parma in Italy.
likes the person they are with.¡± Therefore, if readers
The research team found that some of the neurons
want to get closer to someone they like or love now, it is
activated when a monkey saw humans pick up food
recommendedtodoexcitingactivitiesthatmaketheheart
just the same as when the monkey picked up food. In
beatfaster.
this process, mirror neurons could be found to respond
¡°seeing¡±and¡°doing¡±inthesameway.
Then, how should mirror neurons be used to gain the
*Sympathetic nerve: It is essential for preparing a person for emergencies.
If people have ever been scared and anxious, attacked or threatened, they
otherperson¡¯sheart?ProfessorLeeemphasizedthatusing
havebasicallyexperiencedactivationoftheirsympatheticnerve.
theMirroringEffect,peoplecangetacquaintedinashort
time, saying, ¡°The advantage of the Mirroring Effect is
that it is possible to form a consensus while imparting a
LoveCannotBeHidden:MirroringEffect
sense of homogeneity to the other party.¡± Observation is
A man and woman sitting side by side touch their
essentialtoimitatetheotherperson¡¯sbehavior.Ifsomeone
own foreheads at the same time. Like a mirror, they are
is currently interested, why don¡¯t we try to observe that
doing the same thing without knowing it. In fact, the
personandbecomeamirrorofthatperson?
two showed good feelings for each other from the first
meeting. Likewise, unknowingly mimicking the other
person¡¯sbehavioriscalledthe¡°MirroringEffect.¡±Thisis
TheMostHonestSignal:BellyButtonRule
possible only when mirror neurons operate with careful
Whileplayingjackstones,theman¡¯sbodysittingbetween
observationofone¡¯sopposite.LeeSeo-young,aspecialist
the two women faces in one direction. He only turns his
at Dongyang University¡¯s communication, persuasion
head to talk to the woman sitting on the right. But when
andmediaexplained,¡°Sincethereisaspecialareainthe
hetalkstothewomanonhisleft,hisbellybuttonturnsto
human brain that imitates other people¡¯s behavior, it can
face in her direction unconsciously. Accordingly, ¡°Belly
ButtonRule¡±suggeststhatthedirectioninwhichthebelly
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button is directed indicates the direction of a feeling. In
Psychology
fact,themanandthewomansittingontheleftchoseeach
¢¸Copying the other
other at the end, became the final couple, and continued
person's behavior
is unconsciously
meetingevenaftertheendoftheshow.
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expressing favor
with the other
The Belly Button Rule was discovered in the 1930s by
person.
W. T. James, an American psychologist. He revealed that
the direction of the trunk is a key factor in determining
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the degree of interest of a person. He separated belly
button directionality into four key groups: approach
(interest), withdrawal (disinterest), expansion (heightened
interest and confidence), and contraction (nervousness
and slightly reduced interest). About 30 years later, Dr.
Albert Mehrabian further refined James¡¯s studies, noting
¡ãAmacaquemonkeyismimickingahumanexpression.
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