The rules of tool incorporation: Tool morpho-functional & sensori-motor constraints

Cognition
Lucilla CardinaliAlessandro Farnè

Abstract

Previous studies showed that using tools modifies the agent's body and space representation. However, it is still not clear which rules govern those remapping processes. Here, we studied the differential role played by the morpho-functional characteristics of a tool and the sensori-motor constraints that a tool imposes on the hand. To do so, we asked a group of participants to reach and grasp an object using, in different conditions, two different tools: Pliers, to be acted upon by the index and thumb fingertips, and Sticks, taped to the same two digits. The two tools were equivalent in terms of morpho-functional characteristics, providing index finger and thumb with the same amount of elongation. Crucially, however, they imposed different sensori-motor constraints on the acting fingers. We measured and compared the kinematic profile of free-hand movements performed before and after the use of both devices. As predicted on the basis of their equivalent morpho-functional characteristics, both tools induced similar changes in the fingers (but not the arm) kinematics compatible with the hand being represented as bigger. Furthermore, the different sensori-motor constraints imposed by Pliers and Sticks over the hand, induced differe...Continue Reading

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Jul 6, 2016·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Lucilla CardinaliAlessandro Farnè
Jun 18, 2016·Cognitive Neuropsychology·Marie MartelAlessandro Farnè
Nov 22, 2018·Experimental Brain Research·Daniele RomanoAngelo Maravita
Aug 2, 2019·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Luke E MillerAyse P Saygin
Jan 29, 2019·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Veronica Weser, Dennis R Proffitt
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Jan 14, 2021·Scientific Reports·Marie MartelAlice Catherine Roy
Jan 23, 2021·Scientific Reports·Lucilla CardinaliAlessandro Farnè
Jun 4, 2021·Topics in Cognitive Science·Veronica U Weser, Dennis R Proffitt

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