While Italian Researchers Were Recording the Activity of a Single

Multiple Choice

While Italian researchers were recording the activity of a single neuron in the motor cortex of a monkey, they noticed that this neuron responded the same way whether the monkey was actually performing the motor task or just observing a researcher performing the task. This observation led to the discovery of the

A) amygdala.
B) effector cell.
C) mirror neuron.
D) neurilemma.