“…Imitation of body movements involves copying tasks or acts without using objects, without leading to an end state, without specific meaning (avoiding semantic route in which previous knowledge and action meaning could influence basic movement), and usually described in terms of body changes postures in space. The ability to imitate body movements is present in humans beginning in the early development stages, involving affective mirroring and copying of body actions with caregivers (Vivanti, 2013).…”