The Mirror Neuron

After talking about Bandura's Observational Learning Theory, and the various steps in Cognitive Apprenticeships (particularly modeling and fading), I found this article in Scientific American quite fascinating.  Researchers have recently identified the particular neurons that are responsible for this type of learning.  In light of Bandura's theory, the mirror neuron research reinforces my belief that we often learn a lot more than we're often motivated to perform and helps to explain why.  But does knowing about the mirror neuron help you teach any better?