Joey fell from his tricycle and skinned his knee. He began to cry and his friend, Andre, also started to cry after watching him fall. Applying research with mirror neurons to this situation, we might say that
Andre's brain was activated to feel sorry for Joey.
Andre's brain was activated to feel Joey's pain.
Andre's emotional regulation was disturbed by Joey's fall.
Andre's sense of friendship prompted him to feel miserable.
Andre's brain was activated to feel Joey's pain.
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