The Imitative Mind

The Imitative Mind Development, Evolution and Brain Bases - Cambridge Studies in Cognitive Perceptual Development

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Publisher's Synopsis

Imitation guides the behaviour of a range of species. Scientific advances in the study of imitation at multiple levels from neurons to behaviour have far-reaching implications for cognitive science, neuroscience, and evolutionary and developmental psychology. This volume, first published in 2002, provides a summary of the research on imitation in both Europe and America, including work on infants, adults, and nonhuman primates, with speculations about robotics. A special feature of the book is that it provides a concrete instance of the links between developmental psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science. It showcases how an interdisciplinary approach to imitation can illuminate long-standing problems in the brain sciences, including consciousness, self, perception-action coding, theory of mind, and intersubjectivity. The book addresses what it means to be human and how we get that way.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521806855
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 156.3
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 353
Weight: 720g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 24mm