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intermodal matching
intermodal matching Intermodal matching is the proposed ability to connect what a person sees another individual do with the motor pattern needed to do the same action themselves, allowing imitation.
Intermodal matching is the proposed ability to connect what a person sees another individual do with the motor pattern needed to do the same action themselves, allowing imitation. In this source, it is discussed as part of a theory that such matching could operate automatically from birth.