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Main points: brief historical survey, fetal motions not expressions, emergence of different facial motions within states, preparatory function of, facial motions paving the way for face attraction and facial mimicry, or simple imitation at birth
With the assistance of Florinda Ceriani, Isabella Fabietti, Roberto Fogliani, Elisa Restelli, and Alessandra Kustermann.
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Piontelli, A., Ceriani, F., Fabietti, I., Fogliani, R., Restelli, E., Kustermann, A. (2015). Fetuses: Facial Motions or Facial Expressions?. In: Development of Normal Fetal Movements. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5373-1_8
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