@article{ref1,
title="General motor representations are developed during action-observation",
journal="Experimental brain research",
year="2010",
author="Hayes, Spencer J. and Elliott, Delbert and Bennett, Simon J.",
volume="204",
number="2",
pages="199-206",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-4819",
doi="10.1007/s00221-010-2303-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2303-6"
}