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Intact automatic imitation of human and robot actions in autism spectrum disorders

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Bird, Geoffrey, Leighton, Jane, Press, Clare, Heyes, Cecilia·2007·Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2007.1019PMC PMC2291158
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Abstract

The existence of a specialized imitation module in humans is hotly debated. Studies suggesting a specific imitation impairment in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) support a modular view. However, the voluntary imitation tasks used in these studies (which require socio-cognitive abilities in addition to imitation for successful performance) cannot support claims of a specific impairment. Accordingly, an automatic imitation paradigm (a ‘cleaner’ measure of imitative ability) was used to assess the imitative ability of 16 adults with ASD and 16 non-autistic matched control participants. Participants performed a prespecified hand action in response to observed hand actions performed either by a human or a robotic hand. On compatible trials the stimulus and response actions matched, while on incompatible trials the two actions did not match. Replicating previous findings, the Control group showed an automatic imitation effect: responses on compatible trials were faster than those on incompatible trials. This effect was greater when responses were made to human than to robotic actions (‘animacy bias’). The ASD group also showed an automatic imitation effect and a larger animacy bias than the Control group. We discuss these findings with reference to the literature on imitation in ASD and theories of imitation.

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Authors
Bird, G., Leighton, J., Press, C., & Heyes, C.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society
Published
2007-10-03
Volume
274
Issue
1628
Pages
3027-3031
ISSN
  • 0080-4649 (ISSN-L)
  • 0962-8452
  • 1471-2954
DOI
10.1098/rspb.2007.1019
PMC
PMC2291158
OpenAlex
W2109009094
Cited by
242
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31
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FWCI
15.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
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royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CentAUR (University of Reading) (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (RES-538-28-1001)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, automatic imitation, imitation, robotic hand, social cognition
MeSH terms
Adult, Autistic Disorder, Female, Humans, Imitative Behavior, Male, Middle Aged, Photic Stimulation, Robotics

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