The Neurophysiology of Early Motor Resonance

Champoux, François; Lepage, Jean‐François; Désy, Marie-Christine; Lortie, Mélissa; Théoret, Hugo

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“…Researchers in psychology, philosophy, linguistics, neurophysiology, and comparative ethology have integrated Meltzoff and Moore's findings into their theories, often as a theoretical cornerstone. Such theories span a wide range of subjects from the mental capacities of Old and New World primates to the individual development of empathy, language, the sense of self, and our theory of mind (Bard 2007;Bermudez 2000;Champoux et al 2009;Gallagher 2005;Gallagher & Meltzoff 1996;Gallese 2005;Go et al 2008;Goldman 2006;Gopnik et al 1999;Gopnik & Wellman 1992;Kuhl 2000;Metzinger 2004;Myowa 1996;Myowa-Yamakoshi et al 2004;Preston & de Waal 2002;Trevarthen & Aitken 2001).…”

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Neonatal imitation in context: Sensorimotor development in the perinatal period

Keven

Akins

2016

Behav Brain Sci

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Some individuals have a neurogenetic vulnerability to developing strong facilitation of ingestive movements by learned configurations of biosocial stimuli. Condemning food as addictive is mere polemic, ignoring the contextualised sensory control of the mastication of each mouthful. To beat obesity, the least fattening of widely recognised eating patterns need to be measured and supported. Main TextKeven and Akins use recent evidence on the development of respiratory and ingestive movements to criticise claims that mimicry of tongue protrusion plays a role in attachment to carers. This comment applies their criticisms to the notion that addiction to ingestion makes people unhealthily fat. Both sets of ideas are symptomatic of a syndrome of 'multisensory neglect' in research. Ignorance of the configured biological and societal stimuli to each mouthful of food or drink largely accounts for the continued failure to reduce the contribution of excess energy intake to obesity and the resulting disease, disability and distress.

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