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Neonatal imitative responses were studied in 12 Maithil neonates (6 boys and 6 girls) during their first hour postpartum. No drugs were administered prior to or during labor, and the delivery was concluded without complications. The neonates observed two modeling conditions: lips widened and lips pursed. Itwas found that neonates moved their lips significantly more often in accordance with the models lip position than at variance with the positions. These results suggest, when consid-ered in the light of studies of Caucasian infants of North American and European parentage, th t imitative capacity is present at bir h. Studies of neonatal imitation of adult facial expressions have provoked considerable controversy. Whereas some psycholo-gists have obtained evidence of imitative capacity (Field, Wood-
Nadja Reissland (Fri,) studied this question.