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An unsettled debate: Key empirical and theoretical questions are still open

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2017

Stefano Vincini ,
Yuna Jhang ,
Eugene H. Buder  and
Shaun Gallagher
Stefano Vincini
Affiliation:
UNAM Postdoctoral Fellowships Program, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 04510, Mexico City, Mexico. stefano.vincini@gmail.comhttp://www.filosoficas.unam.mx/sitio/stefano-vincini
Yuna Jhang
Affiliation:
Department of Speech Language and Audiology, Chung Shan University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan. yjhang@csmu.edu.twhttps://sites.google.com/site/yjhang13/
Eugene H. Buder
Affiliation:
School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. ehbuder@memphis.eduhttps://umwa.memphis.edu/fcv/viewprofile.php?uuid=ehbuder The Institute for Intelligent Systems, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
Shaun Gallagher
Affiliation:
The Institute for Intelligent Systems, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 Department of Philosophy, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152. s.gallagher@memphis.edùhttp://www.ummoss.org Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Art, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Abstract

Debates about neonatal imitation remain more open than Keven & Akins (K&A) imply. K&A do not recognize the primacy of the question concerning differential imitation and the links between experimental designs and more or less plausible theoretical assumptions. Moreover, they do not acknowledge previous theorizing on spontaneous behavior, the explanatory power of entrainment, and subtle connections with social cognition.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e401
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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