Have I grooved to this before? Discriminating practised and observed actions in a novel context

Sumanapala, D. K., Fish, L. A., Jones, A. L. and Cross, E. S. (2017) Have I grooved to this before? Discriminating practised and observed actions in a novel context. Acta Psychologica, 175, pp. 42-49. (doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.02.008) (PMID:28284106)

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Abstract

Learning a new motor skill typically requires converting actions observed from a third-person perspective into fluid motor commands executed from a first-person perspective. In the present study, we test the hypothesis that during motor learning, the ability to discriminate between actions that have been observed and actions that have been executed is associated with learning aptitude, as assessed by a general measure of physical performance. Using a multi-day dance-training paradigm with a group of dance-naïve participants, we investigated whether actions that had been regularly observed could be discriminated from similar actions that had been physically practised over the course of three days, or a further set of similar actions that remained untrained. Training gains and performance scores at test were correlated with participants' ability to discriminate between observed and practised actions, suggesting that an individual's ability to differentiate between visual versus visuomotor action encoding is associated with general motor learning.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Cross, Professor Emily
Authors: Sumanapala, D. K., Fish, L. A., Jones, A. L., and Cross, E. S.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
Journal Name:Acta Psychologica
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0001-6918
ISSN (Online):1873-6297
Published Online:08 March 2017
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2017 The Authors
First Published:First published in Acta Psychologica 175:42-49
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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