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A major blow to primate neonatal imitation and mirror neuron theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 December 2017
Abstract
Keven & Akins' (K&A's) compelling new hypothesis explaining the developmental and neural basis of neonatal tongue protrusion has important implications for current understanding of primate imitation and the explanatory value of mirror neurons. If correct, this hypothesis eliminates a major source of evidence for neonatal imitation. I explore the implications this has for mirror neuron research and the arguments building upon them.
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Neonatal imitation in context: Sensorimotor development in the perinatal period
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