Visual attention during neonatal imitation in newborn macaque monkeys

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 864-870

  Simpson, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Paukner, Annika ^a   Suomi, Stephen J ^a   Ferrari, Pier F ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication; Facial gestures; Infant; Mirror neuron system; Monkey; Mother infant interaction; Neonatal imitation; Newborn; Rhesus macaque; Social behavior; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATTENTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTURE; IMITATION; MACACA; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ATTENTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTURES; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MACACA; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84897460764     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21146     Document Type: Article

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