Neonatal imitation in rhesus macaques.
The emergence of social behaviors early in life is likely crucial for the development of mother-infant relationships. Some of these behaviors, such as the capacity of neonates to imitate adult facial movements, were previously thought to be limited to humans and perhaps the ape lineage. Here we repo...
Main Authors: | Pier F Ferrari, Elisabetta Visalberghi, Annika Paukner, Leonardo Fogassi, Angela Ruggiero, Stephen J Suomi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040302 |
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