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Gesture Imitation

Gesture Imitation is a cognitive-motor process in which an individual replicates observed hand or body movements by mapping visually perceived gestures onto corresponding motor representations, distinguishing it from general imitation through its specificity to intentional, goal-directed actions involving spatiotemporal correspondence.

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232

Imitation of Facial and Manual Gestures by Human Neonates

Andrew N. Meltzoff, Maggie Moore · Science · 1977 · 3.2K citations

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Neural Circuits Underlying Imitation Learning of Hand Actions

Giovanni Buccino, Stefan Vogt, Afra Ritzl et al. · Neuron · 2004 · 899 citations · Full text

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Explaining facial imitation: a theoretical model

Andrew N. Meltzoff, Maggie Moore · Early Development and Parenting · 1997 · 888 citations · Full text

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Visible embodiment: Gestures as simulated action

Autumn B. Hostetter, Martha W. Alibali · Psychonomic Bulletin & Review · 2008 · 847 citations · Full text

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Compatibility between Observed and Executed Finger Movements: Comparing Symbolic, Spatial, and Imitative Cues

Harold Bekkering, Andreas Wohlschläger, Wolfgang Prinz · Brain and Cognition · 2000 · 796 citations

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Authors

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  1. RI
    Raffaella I. Rumiati

    Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Italy

    10 publications · 544 citations

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  2. GG
    Georg Goldenberg

    München Klinik Bogenhausen, Germany

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. AN
    Andrew N. Meltzoff

    University of Washington, United States

    7 publications · 5.3K citations

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  4. PM
    Paola Mengotti

    Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Italy

    6 publications · 207 citations

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  5. HB
    Harold Bekkering

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    6 publications · 2.2K citations

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Institutions

338

  1. Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

    Trieste, Italy

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. München Klinik Bogenhausen

    Munich, Germany

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

    Leipzig, Germany

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    2.9K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    7.3K citations

  8. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    24 publications

    631 citations

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  1. Neuropsychologia

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    12 publications · 877 citations

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  3. NeuroImage

    7 publications · 962 citations

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  4. Brain

    6 publications · 878 citations

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  5. Cognitive Neuropsychology

    5 publications · 344 citations

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