Keven & Akins' (K&A's) compelling new hypothesis explaining the developmental and neural basis of neonatal tongue protrusion has important implications for current understanding of primate imitation and the explanatory value of mirror neurons. If correct, this hypothesis eliminates a major source of evidence for neonatal imitation. I explore the implications this has for mirror neuron research and the arguments building upon them.

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对灵长类新生儿模仿和镜像神经元理论的重大打击


Keven & Akins (K&A's) 令人信服的新假说解释了新生儿舌头突出的发育和神经基础，对于当前对灵长类动物模仿的理解和镜像神经元的解释价值具有重要意义。如果正确，这一假设消除了新生儿模仿的主要证据来源。我探讨了这对镜像神经元研究的影响以及基于它们的论证。