What is the very best way to learn a complex task? Is it practice, practice, practice, or is watching and thinking enough to let you imitate a physical activity, such as skiing or ballet? A new study ...

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that orcas, also known as killer whales, can mimic human words, including "Amy," "Bye-Bye" and "One-Two-Three." Wikie, a 14-year-old female killer whale ...

Training individuals to inhibit imitation of others increases empathy and allows them to recognize facial expressions in others regardless of their situations, according to new research. When friends ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have gained prominence this year ever since the breakout success of OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022. Despite their widespread use, AI tools were found to excel in ...

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 ...

Humans appear to be unique in the extent upon which we rely on culture: on the tools, words and ideas we acquire from others. Through imitation and teaching, culture functions as a second inheritance ...

Precise changes in brain circuitry occur as young zebra finches go from listening to their fathers’ courtship songs to knowing the songs themselves, according to a study led by neuroscientists at NYU ...

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 ...