Animal studies help clarify misunderstandings about neonatal imitation

Elizabeth A Simpson; Sarah E Maylott; Mikael Heimann; Francys Subiaul; Annika Paukner; Stephen J Suomi; Pier F Ferrari

doi:10.1017/S0140525X16001965

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Animal studies help clarify misunderstandings about neonatal imitation

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Animal studies help clarify misunderstandings about neonatal imitation

Elizabeth A Simpson, Sarah E Maylott, Mikael Heimann, Francys Subiaul, Annika Paukner, Stephen J Suomi and Pier F Ferrari

The Behavioral and brain sciences, Vol.40, pp.e400-e400

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X16001965

PMID: 29342816

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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.

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Title: Animal studies help clarify misunderstandings about neonatal imitation
Creators: Elizabeth A Simpson - Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146. simpsone@miami.edu smaylott@miami.edu http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/esimpson http://www.psy.miami.edu/scl/people.phtml
Sarah E Maylott - Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146. simpsone@miami.edu smaylott@miami.edu http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/esimpson http://www.psy.miami.edu/scl/people.phtml
Mikael Heimann - Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. mikael.heimann@liu.se http://www.ibl.liu.se/medarbetare/heimann-mikael?l=en&sc=true
Francys Subiaul - Department of Speech and Hearing Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052. subiaul@gwu.edu http://www.subiaul.com
Annika Paukner - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Dickerson, MD 20842. pauknera@mail.nih.gov suomis@lce.nichd.nih.gov https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/staff/Pages/bio.aspx?nih_id=0012459403 https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/staff/Pages/bio.aspx?nih_id=0010152932
Stephen J Suomi - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Dickerson, MD 20842. pauknera@mail.nih.gov suomis@lce.nichd.nih.gov https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/staff/Pages/bio.aspx?nih_id=0012459403 https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/staff/Pages/bio.aspx?nih_id=0010152932
Pier F Ferrari - Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Parma, 43123 Parma, Italy. pierfrancesco.ferrari@isc.cnrs.fr https://web-ast.dsi.cnrs.fr/l3c/owa/personnel.frame_infos?p_etat=pe&p_numero_sel=1347787&p_i=0&p_nb_res=0&p_numero=0
Publication Details: The Behavioral and brain sciences, Vol.40, pp.e400-e400
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number of pages: 2
Academic Unit: College of A&S; A&S - Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
PMID: 29342816
Record Identifier: 991031613109202976