TY - JOUR
T1 - There is no compelling evidence that human neonates imitate
AU - Kennedy-Costantini, Siobhan
AU - Oostenbroek, Janine
AU - Suddendorf, Thomas
AU - Nielsen, Mark
AU - Redshaw, Jonathan
AU - Davis, Jacqueline
AU - Clark, Sally
AU - Slaughter, Virginia
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Keven & Akins (K&A) propose that neonatal "imitation" is a function of newborns' spontaneous oral stereotypies and should be viewed within the context of normal aerodigestive development. Their proposal is in line with the result of our recent large longitudinal study that found no compelling evidence for neonatal imitation. Together, these works prompt reconsideration of the developmental origin of genuine imitation.
AB - Keven & Akins (K&A) propose that neonatal "imitation" is a function of newborns' spontaneous oral stereotypies and should be viewed within the context of normal aerodigestive development. Their proposal is in line with the result of our recent large longitudinal study that found no compelling evidence for neonatal imitation. Together, these works prompt reconsideration of the developmental origin of genuine imitation.
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U2 - 10.1017/s0140525x16001898
DO - 10.1017/s0140525x16001898
M3 - Comment / Letter to the editor
C2 - 29342820
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 40
SP - e392
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
ER -