On the Relations between Action Planning, Object Identification, and Motor Representations of Observed Actions and Objects

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Title: On the Relations between Action Planning, Object Identification, and Motor Representations of Observed Actions and Objects
Language: English
Authors: Vainio, Lari, Symes,, Ellis, Rob
Source: Cognition. Aug 2008 108(2):444-465.
Availability: Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Observation, Identification, Motor Reactions, Recognition (Psychology), Cognitive Processes
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.03.007
ISSN: 0010-0277
Abstract: Recent evidence suggests that viewing a static prime object (a hand grasp), can activate action representations that affect the subsequent identification of graspable target objects. The present study explored whether stronger effects on target object identification would occur when the prime object (a hand grasp) was made more action-rich and dynamic. Of additional interest was whether this type of action prime would affect the generation of motor activity normally elicited by the target object. Three experiments demonstrated that grasp observation improved the identification of grasp-congruent target objects relative to grasp-incongruent target objects. We argue from this data that identifying a graspable object includes the processing of its action-related attributes. In addition, grasp observation was shown to influence the motor activity elicited by the target object, demonstrating interplay between action-based and object-based motor coding. (Contains 4 figures.)
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Entry Date: 2008
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