The imitative mind : development, evolution, and brain bases

The Resource The imitative mind : development, evolution, and brain bases
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The imitative mind : development, evolution, and brain bases
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development, evolution, and brain bases
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edited by Andrew N. Meltzoff and Wolfgang Prinz
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eng
Summary
Imitation guides the behaviour of a range of species. Scientific advances in the study of imitation at multiple levels from neurons to behaviour have far-reaching implications for cognitive science, neuroscience, and evolutionary and developmental psychology. This volume, first published in 2002, provides a summary of the research on imitation in both Europe and America, including work on infants, adults, and nonhuman primates, with speculations about robotics. A special feature of the book is that it provides a concrete instance of the links between developmental psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science. It showcases how an interdisciplinary approach to imitation can illuminate long-standing problems in the brain sciences, including consciousness, self, perception-action coding, theory of mind, and intersubjectivity. The book addresses what it means to be human and how we get that way.--
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index present
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non fiction
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dictionaries
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  • Cambridge studies in cognitive and perceptual development
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
Series volume
6
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