In this review, I explore theoretical and empirical approaches to the development of
gender/sex and sexual orientation (SO). Leaving behind the nature versus nurture …

Our experience of the body is not direct; rather, it is mediated by perceptual information,
influenced by internal information, and recalibrated through stored implicit and explicit body …

Significance: Scarring of the skin from burns, surgery, and injury constitutes a major burden
on the healthcare system. Patients affected by major scars, particularly children, suffer from …

Touch is the first of our senses to develop, providing us with the sensory scaffold on which
we come to perceive our own bodies and our sense of self. Touch also provides us with …

The meaning, mechanism, and function of imitation in early infancy have been actively
discussed since Meltzoff and Moore's (1977) report of facial and manual imitation by human …

During infancy relational experiences of body-to-body exchanges (ie, embodied
interactions) contribute to the infant's bodily perception. Early embodied interactions are …

Las neurociencias son el conjunto de disciplinas cuyo objetivo de investigación es el
sistema nervioso, poniendo el acento en la actividad del cerebro y su relación con nuestros …

Our body is central to our sense of self, and distorted body representations are found in
several serious medical conditions. This paper reviews evidence that distortions of body …

Highlights•Imitation is a social act, promoting parent–infant affiliation.•Culture is transmitted
across generations via imitation.•Infants can imitate from memory and regulate their …

In the mature mammalian brain, the primary somatosensory and motor cortices are known to
be spatially organized such that neural activity relating to specific body parts can be …