What type of neuron responds both when the animal performs an action and sees someone else performing the same action?
A) Complex cell
B) Simple cell
C) Mirror neuron
D) Grandmother neuron

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Mirror neurons are a type of neuron that fires both when an animal performs an action and when the animal sees someone else performing the same action. They have been linked to social cognition and empathy, as they may be involved in understanding others' intentions and emotions through observation. Complex and simple cells are types of neurons in the visual cortex that respond to specific visual stimuli, and grandmother neurons are a hypothetical concept for a neuron that specifically responds to an image of one's own grandmother, which has not been scientifically proven to exist.

What Type of Neuron Responds Both When the Animal Performs