A new study has revealed that Blue-throated Macaws have a sophisticated skill that was previously thought to be unique to ...

From an early age, children are very skilled in imitating the actions of others and are so motivated to do so that they will even copy actions for no reason. Imitation is part of what it means to be ...

Welcome back. This week I interview Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor, author and senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how ...

“By imitation we may feel what another person felt, which is the very definition of human empathy,” said Decety. “Imitation also is nature’s way of conveying culture,” said Meltzoff. “It naturally ...

Artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI took inspiration from infants for its latest project, specifically the stunning ability for a newborn to mimic a person minutes after birth. The result is ...

Aristotle wrote that imitation is natural to human beings from childhood, and he observed that this is one of our advantages over the so-called lower animals. A human being is "the most imitative ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The existence of a specialized imitation module in humans is hotly debated. Studies suggesting a specific imitation impairment in individuals ...

Man’s fascination with birds and the sounds they make dates back centuries, captivating poets and scientists alike. In Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the character, Siegfreid, slays a ...

The study featured in the article has been funded by the Swedish Research Council. Tomas Persson receives funding from The Swedish Research Council, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and Lund University. How ...