TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - General motor representations are developed during action-observation
JO  - Experimental brain research
A1  - Hayes, Spencer J.
A1  - Elliott, Delbert
A1  - Bennett, Simon J.
SP  - 199
EP  - 206
VL  - 204
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-4819
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2303-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -