Dossier Imitation - Introduction générale
This special issue is interested in the ontogeny and the phylogeny of imitation. We have invited experts in developmental psychology and in primatology to discuss the definition of imitation in Human, its existence in non human primate species and to ...
Odile Petit, Olivier Pascalis
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Underpinnings of explicit phonetic imitation: perception, production, and variability
This work tests the relative role of perception- and production-based predictors, and the relationship between them, in imitation of artificial accents varying in voice onset time (VOT), using a paradigm designed to target distinct sub-processes of ...
Jessamyn Schertz +2 more
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"Indianisation" of a Roman coin design in Early Historic India: a study of an imitation from the British Museum [PDF]
Roman aurei and solidi in India led to imitations of gold being produced there of these coins, with a gradual infiltration of indigenous elements observed in the iconography of some examples.
Emilia Smagur
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Neural correlates of differential finger gesture imitation deficits in left hemisphere stroke
Behavioural studies in apraxic patients revealed dissociations between the processing of meaningful (MF) and meaningless (ML) gestures. Consequently, the existence of two differential neural mechanisms for the imitation of either gesture type has been ...
Elisabeth I.S. Achilles +6 more
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Imitation and the Transcendent
Imitation stems from the originary term mimesis. Imitation can be seen as a desire, something one wishes to approbate, or it may be seen as a representation of reality.
Per Bjørnar Grande
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Brief report : imitation of meaningless gestures in individuals with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism [PDF]
Nineteen people with Asperger syndrome (AS)/High-Functioning Autism (HFA) (ages 7-15) were tested on imitation of two types of meaningless gesture: hand postures and finger positions.
Swanson, Sara +7 more
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The influence of facial signals on the automatic imitation of hand actions
Imitation and facial signals are fundamental social cues that guide interactions with others, but little is known regarding the relationship between these behaviours.
Emily E Butler +3 more
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The imitation game: becoming imitators of Christ [PDF]
AbstractWhat is it to lead a Christian life? At least part of the answer, from St Paul to Thomas à Kempis, to makers of WWJD bracelets, is to imitate Christ. But while there is a lot of practical advice in the spiritual literature for imitating Christ, there is little by way of philosophical analysis of what it is to imitate Christ.
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Immediate and Distracted Imitation in Second-Language Speech: Unreleased Plosives in English [PDF]
The paper investigates immediate and distracted imitation in second-language speech using unreleased plosives. Unreleased plosives are fairly frequently found in English sequences of two stops. Polish, on the other hand, is characterised by a significant
Bergier, Marcin +2 more
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Imitation and Contemporaneity: Kierkegaard and the Imitation of Christ [PDF]
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