When affordances climb into your mind: Advantages of motor simulation in a memory task performed by novice and expert rock climbers

Does the sight of multiple climbing holds laid along a path activate a motor simulation of climbing that path? One way of testing whether multiple affordances and their displacement influence the formation of a motor simulation is to study acquired motor skills. We used a behavioral task in which ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain and cognition Jg. 73; H. 1; S. 68 - 73
Hauptverfasser:	Pezzulo, Giovanni, Barca, Laura, Bocconi, Alessandro Lamberti, Borghi, Anna M.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.06.2010 Elsevier
Schlagworte:	Activity levels. Psychomotricity Affordance Applied psychology Athletes Biological and medical sciences Canonical neurons Decision Making Embodied cognition Expertise Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Grounded cognition Humans Imagination Male Maze Learning Memory Memory for actions Mental Recall Mirror neurons Motor chunks Motor memory Motor Skills Mountaineering Practice (Psychology) Problem Solving Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Psychomotor activities Psychomotor Skills Recall (Psychology) Recreational Activities Set (Psychology) Simulation Space Perception Sports. Leisure Affordance Simulation Grounded cognition Mirror neurons Memory for actions Motor memory Canonical neurons Motor chunks Embodied cognition Human Memory Central nervous system Expert Rock climbing Cognition Embodiment Encephalon Sport Mirror neuron Motricity
ISSN:	0278-2626, 1090-2147, 1090-2147
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Zusammenfassung:	Does the sight of multiple climbing holds laid along a path activate a motor simulation of climbing that path? One way of testing whether multiple affordances and their displacement influence the formation of a motor simulation is to study acquired motor skills. We used a behavioral task in which expert and novice rock climbers were shown three routes: an easy route, a route impossible to climb but perceptually salient, and a difficult route. After a distraction task, they were then given a recall test in which they had to write down the sequence of holds composing each route. We found no difference between experts and novices on the easy and impossible routes, whereas on the difficult route, the performance of experts was better than that of novices. This suggests that seeing a climbing wall activates a motor, embodied simulation, which relies not on perceptual salience, but on motor competence. More importantly, our results show that the capability to form this simulation is modulated by individuals’ motor repertoire and expertise, and that this strongly impacts recall.
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ISSN:	0278-2626 1090-2147 1090-2147
DOI:	10.1016/j.bandc.2010.03.002