Movements, Actions and Tool-Use Actions: An Ideomotor Approach to Imitation

In this article we discuss both merits and limitations of the ideomotor approach to action control and action imitation. In the first part, we give a brief outline of ideomotor theory and its functional implications for imitation and related kinds of behaviours. In the subsequent sections, we summar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences. - The Royal Society. - 364(2009), 1528, Seite 2349-2358
1. Verfasser: Massen, Cristina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Prinz, Wolfgang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences
Schlagworte:ideomotor theory action observation imitation tool use motor resonance Behavioral sciences Applied sciences Philosophy Biological sciences Mathematics