Interindividual differences in neonatal imitation and the development of action chains in rhesus macaques

Child Development

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1057-1068

  Ferrari, Pier Francesco ^a   Paukner, Annika ^b   Ruggiero, Angela ^b   Darcey, Lisa ^b   Unbehagen, Sarah ^b   Suomi, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN; EVALUATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTURE; HAND STRENGTH; HISTOLOGY; IMITATION; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; NEWBORN; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTURES; HAND STRENGTH; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; PARIETAL LOBE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 67650617526     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01316.x     Document Type: Article

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