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Scientists Discover Why People With Autism Can't Identify "Copy Cats"
By Christine Hsu | Aug 05, 2014 05:52 PM EDTSuffering autism decreases individual's sensitivity of "being imitated," according to past research. While the reason has largely been elusive, new findings suggest that this is because people with autism spectrum disorders have lower activity in the brain region for understanding if other others are imitating or "copying" their movements.
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Baby Brains Are Surprisingly Adult, Movement Study
By Christine Hsu | Oct 30, 2013 05:33 PM EDTThe brains of babies are surprisingly sensitive to other people's movements, according to researchers.
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Autistic Children Imitate Others More Efficiently, Study
By Christine Hsu | Apr 08, 2013 11:54 AM EDTA new small study suggests that autistic children do things efficiently rather than socially, whereas normal children do things socially rather than efficiently.
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Study Reports Children and Apes Learn Language Using Different Techniques
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 03, 2013 01:41 PM EDTStudy finds differences between how young children and non-human primates develop language.
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Visual Feedback Significant For Imitating Facial Expressions
By Drishya Nair | Dec 28, 2012 05:29 AM ESTA new research suggests that our ability to imitate facial expressions depends on learning that occurs through visual feedback. It is already well known that imitating another person's postures and expressions is an important social lubricant. When you are able to imitate another person's expressions, it means you can empathize with that person. However, how exactly do we imitate others when we can't see our own facial expressions and we can't feel the facial expressions of others? Researchers Richard Cook of City University London, Alan Johnston of University College London, and Cecilia Heyes of the University of Oxford in their study, examined the possible mechanisms which help us imitate.
