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Part I: Imitation in typical development: Studies of imitation in early infancy: findings and theories / Sally J. Rogers -- Vocal and action imitation by infants and toddlers during dyadic interactions: development, causes, and consequences / Elise Frank Masur -- Instrumental, social, and shared goals and intentions in imitation / Malinda Carpenter -- Mimicry and autism: bases and consequences of rapid, automatic matching behavior / Eric J. Moody, Daniel N. McIntosh -- Imitation and the development of language / Tony Charman -- Does imitation matter to children with autism? / Jacqueline Nadel -- Imitation and self-recognition in autism: in search of an explanation / Mark Nielsen, Thomas Suddendorf, Cheryl Dissanayake -- Imitation: theory of mind, and cultural knowledge: perspectives from typical development and autism / Eva Loth, Juan Carlos Gómez -- Imitation, identification, and the shaping of mind: insights from autism / Peter Hobson, Jessica Meyer. Part II: Evolutionary and neural bases of imitation:The dissection of imitation and its "cognitive kin" in comparative and developmental psychology Andrew Whiten -- A cognitive neuroscience view of imitation / Jean Decety -- Imitation in autism: findings and controversies / Sally J. Rogers, Justin H.G. Williams -- Longitudinal research on motor imitation in autism / Susan L. Hepburn, Wendy L. Stone -- Measuring the development of motor-control processes in neurodevelopmental disorders / Mark Mon-Williams, James R. Tresilian -- Neuroimaging self-other mapping in autism / Justin H.G. Williams, Gordon D. Waiter -- Assessment of imitation abilities in autism: conceptual and methodological issues / Isabel M. Smith, Crystal Lowe-Pearce, Shana L. Nichols -- The effect of motor disorders on imitation in children / Deborah Dewey, Shauna Bottos -- Conclusions / Bruce F. Pennington, Justin H.G. Williams, Sally J. Rogers.

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