Birds are among the most intelligent and talkative animals in the entire world. Their babbling, chatty, and loose-lipped mimicry has inspired various stories from across all human cultures. However, ...

In social situations, humans often copy the facial expressions of others who they are interacting with. This phenomenon, known as facial mimicry, is widely reported and has been linked to social ...

There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly any studies have shown that animals are also capable of intransitive ...

Facial mimicry refers to automatic copying of another person’s facial expressions. When one person smiles, a listener may ...

Anna Jon-And receives funding from from the Swedish Research Council and has received funding from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Johan Lind has received funding from the Swedish Research ...