Director@wildlife.ca.gov fgc@fgc.ca.gov Under the nation’s chemical safety law, the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, federal regulators can step in to restrict use of a chemical only after proving it’s harmful. Manufacturers can sell products without first proving they’re safe. “Just the fact that [the chemicals] are untested is upsetting to me,” Rottmann said.
Mirror neurons are a type of brain neuron. They are implicated in contributing to the ability to have language, empathy, and sociability.
They are much more prevalent in humans than many animals. Although fun fact they are found in elephants and sperm whales. They are also implicated in autism. Pray tell me how an animal model would show mirror neuron damage?
A mirror neuron cell culture might be a great idea, but we wouldn’t know if it’s the interaction between them and other neurons that affects autistic expression. It is my belief that we need to fund, and find, far, far better toxin detection mechanisms then we have. And in addition, study the plethora of breakdown products of the 20,000+ toxins currently approved to use on our food.