2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of motor observation on spatial attention and peripersonal space
| Project/Area Number |
22700624
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Sports science
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| Research Institution | Kyorin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 空間的注意 / 運動観察 / 身体近傍空間 |
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| Research Abstract |
The main purpose of this study was to investigate effects of motor observation on spatial attention and peripersonal space.
In the Exp. 1, it was found that observation of reaching (or switching) movements could shift spatial attention of observers. The direction corresponded to that elicited by actual arm movements.
In the Exp. 2, right-handed subjects saw reach-to-grasp movements performed by an experimenter, sitting face to face with each other. When the experimenter used his left hand, the attentional shift could be observed.
The Exp. 3 investigated effects of reach-to-grasp movements on peripersonal space with visuo-tactile interactions.
Results showed that arm movements elicited dynamic shifts of peripersonal space toward the target.
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