Editing Mirror neuron (section)

=== Sleep paralysis ===
Baland Jalal and [[Vilayanur S. Ramachandran|V. S. Ramachandran]] have hypothesized that the mirror neuron system is important in giving rise to the intruder hallucination and out-of-body experiences during [[sleep paralysis]].<ref name=":8">{{cite journal | vauthors = Jalal B, Ramachandran VS | title = Sleep Paralysis, "The Ghostly Bedroom Intruder" and Out-of-Body Experiences: The Role of Mirror Neurons | journal = Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | volume = 11 | pages = 92 | date = 2017 | pmid = 28293186 | pmc = 5329044 | doi = 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00092 | doi-access = free }}</ref> According to this theory, sleep paralysis leads to disinhibition of the mirror neuron system, paving the way for hallucinations of human-like shadowy beings. The deafferentation of sensory information during sleep paralysis is proposed as the mechanism for such mirror neuron disinhibition.<ref name=":8" /> The authors suggest that their hypothesis on the role of the mirror neuron system could be tested: {{ blockquote | "These ideas could be explored using neuroimaging, to examine the selective activation of brain regions associated with mirror neuron activity, when the individual is hallucinating an intruder or having an out-of-body experience during sleep paralysis ."<ref name=":8">{{cite journal | vauthors = Jalal B, Ramachandran VS | title = Sleep Paralysis, "The Ghostly Bedroom Intruder" and Out-of-Body Experiences: The Role of Mirror Neurons | journal = Frontiers in Human Neuroscience | volume = 11 | pages = 92 | date = 2017 | pmid = 28293186 | pmc = 5329044 | doi = 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00092 | doi-access = free }}</ref> }}