Abstract How can imitation lead to free musical expression? This article explores the role of auditory in jazz. Even though many renowned jazz musicians have assessed method imitating recorded music, no systematic study has hitherto explored how prepares for aural improvisation. The uses Berliner's assumption that learning by is “just like” a mother tongue. studies three potential stages method...

OBJECTIVE Social impairments are a key feature of schizophrenia, but their underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Imitation, a process through which we understand the minds of others, involves the so-called mirror neuron system, a network comprising the inferior parietal lobe, inferior frontal gyrus, and posterior superior temporal sulcus. The authors examined mirror neuron system functio...