Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation

The present study evaluated the performance of a tracking task during which no, a small (subliminal: 20°) or a large (conscious: 60°) rotational perturbation was implemented. The instantaneous as well as carry-over effects of the perturbations were assessed. The subjective reports revealed that the...

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Main Authors: Serrien, Deborah J., Spapé, Michiel M.
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Published: Elsevier 2011
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1602/
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description The present study evaluated the performance of a tracking task during which no, a small (subliminal: 20°) or a large (conscious: 60°) rotational perturbation was implemented. The instantaneous as well as carry-over effects of the perturbations were assessed. The subjective reports revealed that the subjects did not discriminate between the 0° and 20° perturbation conditions, despite increased trajectory error and directional trajectory changes in the latter than former condition, which suggests augmented error processing and task monitoring. Conversely, the 60° perturbation condition was characterized by subjective awareness in association with objective performance changes. Furthermore, a carry-over effect for the 60° but not for the 20° perturbation was observed when the distortion was removed midway into the trajectory. Together, the data underline distinct functioning of motor control and motor awareness with implications across time scales.
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spelling nottingham-16022020-05-04T20:24:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1602/ Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation Serrien, Deborah J. Spapé, Michiel M. The present study evaluated the performance of a tracking task during which no, a small (subliminal: 20°) or a large (conscious: 60°) rotational perturbation was implemented. The instantaneous as well as carry-over effects of the perturbations were assessed. The subjective reports revealed that the subjects did not discriminate between the 0° and 20° perturbation conditions, despite increased trajectory error and directional trajectory changes in the latter than former condition, which suggests augmented error processing and task monitoring. Conversely, the 60° perturbation condition was characterized by subjective awareness in association with objective performance changes. Furthermore, a carry-over effect for the 60° but not for the 20° perturbation was observed when the distortion was removed midway into the trajectory. Together, the data underline distinct functioning of motor control and motor awareness with implications across time scales. Elsevier 2011 Article PeerReviewed Serrien, Deborah J. and Spapé, Michiel M. (2011) Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation. Neuroscience Letters, 494 (2). pp. 145-149. ISSN 0304-3940 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304394011002801 doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2011.02.077 doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2011.02.077
spellingShingle Serrien, Deborah J.
Spapé, Michiel M.
Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation
title Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation
title_full Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation
title_fullStr Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation
title_full_unstemmed Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation
title_short Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation
title_sort motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1602/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1602/