The imitative mind : development, evolution, and brain bases / edited by Andrew N. Meltzoff and Wolfgang Prinz.

Imitation guides the behaviour of a range of species. Recent 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 provides a state-of-t...

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Other Authors: Meltzoff, Andrew N., Prinz, Wolfgang, 1942-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Series:Cambridge studies in cognitive perceptual development.
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Summary:Imitation guides the behaviour of a range of species. Recent 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 provides a state-of-the-art 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 353 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780511489969
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Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.