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2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The relationship between changes in the feeling of body ownership and action imitation ability

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 24700610
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Physical education
Research InstitutionKumamoto University

Principal Investigator

SAKAMOTO Masanori  熊本大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (80454073)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Keywords身体イメージ / 模倣
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study investigated the relationship between changes in the feeling of body ownership and action imitation ability. To manipulate the experience of body ownership, which is the knowledge that parts of our body belong to us, we used the rubber hand illusion paradigm. For measuring action imitation ability, we used simple elbow movement and 3-ball cascade juggling. The strength of the illusion was significantly correlated with the action imitation ability. This suggested that changes in the feeling of body ownership would be involved with imitative behaviors.

Free Research Field

運動生理学、神経科学

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Published: 2016-06-03  

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