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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Published in:	Brain and cognition Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 68 - 73
Main Authors:	Pezzulo, Giovanni, Barca, Laura, Bocconi, Alessandro Lamberti, Borghi, Anna M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.06.2010 Elsevier
Subjects:	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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