Commentary
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Citation
O'Sullivan E & Caldwell CA (2017) Infant orofacial movements: Inputs, if not outputs, of early imitative ability?. Commentary on: Keven, N., & Akins, K. (2017). Neonatal imitation in context: Sensorimotor development in the perinatal period. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40. doi:10.1017/S0140525X16000911. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, Art. No.: e398. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X16001953
Abstract
According to Keven & Akins (K&A), infant orofacial gestures may not reflect imitative responses. Here, we emphasise that these actions nonetheless represent a significant feature of the infant's early sensorimotor experience, and therefore may play a key role in the development of imitative capacities. We discuss how the ideas proposed in the target article could contribute substantially to experiential accounts of imitation.
Journal
Behavioral and Brain Sciences: Volume 40
| Status | Published |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 31/12/2017 |
| Publication date online | 13/12/2017 |
| Date accepted by journal | 29/09/2016 |
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| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN | 0140-525X |
| eISSN | 1469-1825 |
| Item discussed | Keven, N., & Akins, K. (2017). Neonatal imitation in context: Sensorimotor development in the perinatal period. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40. doi:10.1017/S0140525X16000911 |
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Professor Christine Anna Caldwell
Professor, Psychology