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Automatic priming of grip force following action observation.

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Salama, Islam Mohamed [University of Birmingham , UK] Turner, Sarah [University of Birmingham, UK] Edwards, Martin [UCL]

Research shows that action observation can prime execution. Evidence for this comes from experiments that show that action observation influenced temporal (e.g., speed) or spatial (e.g., peak grasp aperture or trajectory) aspects of executed movement. In the paper presented here, we for the first time show that observation can also prime executed action force. Following observation of force actions, participants executed grip-force responses using a dynamometer, and the data showed that their force was modulated by the condition observed. The findings of the study are discussed in terms of a likely cause of the force modulation effect and potential uses that the effect may have for strength rehabilitation.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2011
Language Anglais
Journal information "The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology" - Vol. 64, no. 5, p. 833-838 (2011)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Psychology Press ((United Kingdom) Hove)
issn 1747-0218
e-issn 1747-0226
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - SSH/IPSY - Psychological Sciences Research Institute
UCL - SSS/IONS/COSY - Systems & cognitive Neuroscience
MESH Subject Adolescent ; Analysis of Variance ; Young Adult ; Female ; Hand Strength - physiology ; Humans ; Imitative Behavior - physiology ; Movement - physiology ; Muscle Strength Dynamometer ; Observation ; Regression Analysis
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Bibliographic reference Salama, Islam Mohamed ; Turner, Sarah ; Edwards, Martin. Automatic priming of grip force following action observation.. In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Vol. 64, no. 5, p. 833-838 (2011)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/109425