Variations of Sensorimotor Representation (Structure): The Functional Interplay between Object Features and Goal-Directed Grasping Actions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Stimuli Design
- Size (diameter): 20 mm, 40 mm, 60 mm, 80 mm.
- Weight: 40 g, 52 g, 76 g, 91 g.
2.3. Measurement
2.4. Setup and Procedure
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Mental Representation Structure
3.2. Invariance Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Study Limitations
4.2. Implications for Research and Practice
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Object Feature Dimension | ||||
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Weight (Grams) | Size (Millimeters) | |||
20 mm | 40 mm | 60 mm | 80 mm | |
40 g | ||||
52 g | ||||
76 g | ||||
91 g |
Number | BAC | Number | BAC |
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1 | S1W1 | 9 | S3W1 |
2 | S1W2 | 10 | S3W2 |
3 | S1W3 | 11 | S3W3 |
4 | S1W4 | 12 | S3W4 |
5 | S2W1 | 13 | S4W1 |
6 | S2W2 | 14 | S4W2 |
7 | S2W3 | 15 | S4W3 |
8 | S2W4 | 16 | S4W4 |
Weighting | Lifting | |
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Lifting | 0.47 | - |
Transporting | 0.46 | 0.58 |
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Cienfuegos, M.; Kim, T.; Schack, T. Variations of Sensorimotor Representation (Structure): The Functional Interplay between Object Features and Goal-Directed Grasping Actions. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 873. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12070873
Cienfuegos M, Kim T, Schack T. Variations of Sensorimotor Representation (Structure): The Functional Interplay between Object Features and Goal-Directed Grasping Actions. Brain Sciences. 2022; 12(7):873. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12070873
Chicago/Turabian StyleCienfuegos, Miguel, Taeho Kim, and Thomas Schack. 2022. "Variations of Sensorimotor Representation (Structure): The Functional Interplay between Object Features and Goal-Directed Grasping Actions" Brain Sciences 12, no. 7: 873. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12070873