Neurophysiological observations suggest that attending to a particular perceptual dimension, such as location or shape, engages dimension-related action, such as reaching and prehension networks. Here we reversed the perspective and hypothesized that activating action systems may prime the processing of stimuli defined on perceptual dimensions related to these actions. Subjects prepared for a reaching or grasping action and, before carrying it out, were presented with location- or size-defined stimulus events. As predicted, performance on the stimulus event varied with action preparation: planning a reaching action facilitated detecting deviants in location sequences whereas planning a grasping action facilitated detecting deviants in size sequences. These findings support the theory of event coding, which claims that perceptual codes and action plans share a common representational medium, which presumably involves the human premotor cortex. © Springer-Verlag 2006.

Fagioli, S., Hommel, B., Schubotz, R.I. (2007). Intentional control of attention: Action planning primes action-related stimulus dimensions. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 71(1), 22-29 [10.1007/s00426-005-0033-3].

Intentional control of attention: Action planning primes action-related stimulus dimensions

Fagioli, Sabrina
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2007-01-01

Abstract

Neurophysiological observations suggest that attending to a particular perceptual dimension, such as location or shape, engages dimension-related action, such as reaching and prehension networks. Here we reversed the perspective and hypothesized that activating action systems may prime the processing of stimuli defined on perceptual dimensions related to these actions. Subjects prepared for a reaching or grasping action and, before carrying it out, were presented with location- or size-defined stimulus events. As predicted, performance on the stimulus event varied with action preparation: planning a reaching action facilitated detecting deviants in location sequences whereas planning a grasping action facilitated detecting deviants in size sequences. These findings support the theory of event coding, which claims that perceptual codes and action plans share a common representational medium, which presumably involves the human premotor cortex. © Springer-Verlag 2006.
2007
Fagioli, S., Hommel, B., Schubotz, R.I. (2007). Intentional control of attention: Action planning primes action-related stimulus dimensions. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 71(1), 22-29 [10.1007/s00426-005-0033-3].
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