Baby Brains Respond to Other's Actions, A First Step In Learning By Imitation

For adults, imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but for babies it's their foremost tool for learning. As renowned people-watchers, babies often observe others demonstrate how to do things and then copy those body movements. It's how little ones know, usually without explicit instructions, to hold a toy phone to the ear or guide a spoon to the mouth. Now researchers from the University of Washington and Temple University have found the first ...

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