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Citation |
Hayes SJ, Elliott D, Bennett SJ. Exp. Brain Res. 2010; 204(2): 199-206. |
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Affiliation |
Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Tom Reilly Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK, s.hayes@ljmu.ac.uk. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2010, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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20502885 |
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Abstract |
This study was designed to examine the generality of motor learning by action-observation. During practice, action-observation participants watched a learning model (e.g., physical practice participants) perform a motor sequence-timing task involving mouse/cursor movements on a computer screen; control participants watched a blank screen. Participants transferred to either a congruent (same mouse-cursor gain), or an incongruent (different mouse-cursor gain) condition. As predicted, motor sequence timing was learned through action-observation as well as physical practice. Moreover, transfer of learning to an incongruent set of task demands indicates that the motor representation developed through observation includes generalised visual-motor procedures associated with the use of feedback utilization. Language: en |