Empirical studies are incompatible with the proposal that neonatal imitation is arousal driven or declining with age. Nonhuman primate studies reveal a functioning brain mirror system from birth, developmental continuity in imitation and later sociability, and the malleability of neonatal imitation, shaped by the early environment. A narrow focus on arousal effects and reflexes may grossly underestimate neonatal capacities.

Animal studies help clarify misunderstandings about neonatal imitation / Simpson, E. A.; Maylott, S. E.; Heimann, M.; Subiaul, F.; Paukner, A.; Suomi, S. J.; Ferrari, P. F.. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 1469-1825. - 40:(2017), p. e400. [10.1017/S0140525X16001965]

Animal studies help clarify misunderstandings about neonatal imitation

Ferrari P. F.
2017-01-01

Abstract

Empirical studies are incompatible with the proposal that neonatal imitation is arousal driven or declining with age. Nonhuman primate studies reveal a functioning brain mirror system from birth, developmental continuity in imitation and later sociability, and the malleability of neonatal imitation, shaped by the early environment. A narrow focus on arousal effects and reflexes may grossly underestimate neonatal capacities.
2017
Animal studies help clarify misunderstandings about neonatal imitation / Simpson, E. A.; Maylott, S. E.; Heimann, M.; Subiaul, F.; Paukner, A.; Suomi, S. J.; Ferrari, P. F.. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 1469-1825. - 40:(2017), p. e400. [10.1017/S0140525X16001965]
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