Behavioral mimicry—the automatic imitation of gestures, postures, mannerisms, and other
motor movements—is pervasive in human interactions. The current review focuses on two …

The goal of this review was to provide a brief overview of recent developments in the domain
of emotional mimicry research. We argue that emotional signals are intrinsically meaningful …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

Over the past few decades, two-factor models of social cognition have emerged as a
dominant framework for understanding impression development. These models suggest that …

It has been suggested that a key function of music during its development and spread
amongst human populations was its capacity to create and strengthen social bonds amongst …

People generally show greater preference for members of their own racial group compared
to racial out-group members. This type of 'in-group bias' is evident in mimicry behaviors. We …

Abstract “Automatic imitation” is a type of stimulus-response compatibility effect in which the
topographical features of task-irrelevant action stimuli facilitate similar, and interfere with …

Human mimicry is ubiquitous, and often occurs without the awareness of the person
mimicking or the person being mimicked. First, we briefly describe some of the major types …

Sharing a public language facilitates particularly efficient forms of joint perception and action
by giving interlocutors refined tools for directing attention and aligning conceptual models …

Interpersonal coordination, the extent to which social partners coordinate each other's
postures and mannerisms, acts as a “social glue” that serves both individual and social …