Mirror neurons: a definition. Description: Professor Christian Keysers explains that mirror neurons in the premotor cortex respond when we perform an action and also when we see someone else perform that action. This is similar to empathy. Transcript: Mirror neurons are a set of neurons that we discovered in the premotor cortex of the monkey.
lectin. [ 1 lekâ²tin] 2  a protein in seeds and other parts of certain plants that binds with glycoproteins and glycolipids on the surface of animal cells, causing agglutination. Some lectins agglutinate erythrocytes in specific blood groups, and others stimulate the production of T lymphocytes.
Nature is equipped with its own system of defense and lectins are the way that vegetation defends itself against larger predators such as humans and animals. Lectins found in grains, nuts, legumes and nightshade vegetables have been linked with digestive distress, leaky gut syndrome and chronic inflammation (1, 2, 3). Find out how to minimize the damaging effects of lectins in your diet. Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins that are present in both plants and animals (4). There role is to protect plant species and they also support immunological functions within their respective species (4).