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Evolutionary Foundation and Development of Imitation

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Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior

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Although imitating actions is a familiar daily human experience, the mechanisms underlying imitation involve complex cognitive operations. We transform visual information into matching motor movements. Why have humans evolved this critical ability?.

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  1. Department of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 41 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan

    Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi

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Myowa-Yamakoshi, M. (2008). Evolutionary Foundation and Development of Imitation. In: Matsuzawa, T. (eds) Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-09423-4_17

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