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Del Giudice, Marco; Manera, Valeria; Keysers, Christian – Developmental Science, 2009
Mirror neurons are increasingly recognized as a crucial substrate for many developmental processes, including imitation and social learning. Although there has been considerable progress in describing their function and localization in the primate and adult human brain, we still know little about their ontogeny. The idea that mirror neurons result…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Attitudes, Brain, Children
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Callaghan, Tara C.; Rochat, Philippe; MacGillivray, Tanya; MacLellan, Crystal – Child Development, 2004
Social precursors to symbolic understanding of pictures were examined with 100 infants ages 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months. Adults demonstrated 1 of 2 stances toward pictures and objects (contemplative or manipulative), and then gave items to infants for exploration. For pictures, older infants (12, 15, and 18 months) emulated the adult's actions…
Descriptors: Infants, Socialization, Observational Learning, Pictorial Stimuli