TOYOOKA, Hyogo – A sea lion named Hama can imitate human movements, according to a study led by an official at the Kinosaki Marine World aquarium in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. Similar abilities have ...

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 ...

Scientists have created a new kind of test for autism, which relies on motion tracking technology that monitors a participant as they imitate movements shown in a video. The technology finds small ...

Central pattern generator (CPG) and reflex network coordinated by speed adjustment commands from a higher-level nerve centre (a), and overall control framework (b). An international group of ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday decried a new fitness trend of imitating animal movements, as Moscow's lawmakers denounced the "immoral" social media craze and mulled banning it. The ...