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Part II - Imitation and Mimicry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

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Sukhvinder S. Obhi  and
Emily S. Cross
Sukhvinder S. Obhi
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McMaster University, Ontario
Emily S. Cross
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Bangor University
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Shared Representations
Sensorimotor Foundations of Social Life
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Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

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