Why the confusion around neonatal imitation? A review

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 328-341

  Oostenbroek, Janine ^a   Slaughter, Virginia ^a   Nielsen, Mark ^a   Suddendorf, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

arousal; infant; mirror neurons; neonatal imitation; reflexes; tongue protrusion

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; BLINKING; CODING; EMOTION; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HAND FUNCTION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MIRROR NEURON; MOTHER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEONATAL IMITATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; REFLEX; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TONGUE DISEASE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84887026607     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2013.832180     Document Type: Review

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