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Serino S, Di Lernia D, Magni G, Manenti P, De Gasperi S, Riva G, Repetto C. Egocentric and Allocentric Spatial Memory for Body Parts: A Virtual Reality Study. J Cogn 2024; 7:33. [PMID: 38638460 PMCID: PMC11025578 DOI: 10.5334/joc.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Extensive literature elucidated the mechanisms underlying the ability to memorize the positions of objects in space. However, less is known about the impact that objects' features have on spatial memory. The present study aims to investigate differences in egocentric and allocentric object-location memory between hand stimuli depicted in a first-person perspective (1PP) or in a third-person one (3PP). Fifty-two adults encoded spatial positions within a virtual museum environment featuring four square buildings. Each of these buildings featured eight paintings positioned along the walls, with two pictures displayed on each of the four walls. Thirty-two stimuli were employed, which represented pictures of the right hand performing various types of gestures. Half of the stimuli depicted the hand in the 1PP, while the other half depicted the hand in the 3PP. Both free and guided explorations served as encoding conditions. Immediately after that, participants underwent a two-step object-location memory task. Participants were provided with a map of the museum and asked to identify the correct building where the image was located (allocentric memory). Then, they were presented with a schematic representation of the exhibition room divided into four sections and instructed to select the section where they thought the picture was located (egocentric memory). Our findings indicate a memory performance boost associated with egocentric recall, regardless of the perspective of the bodily stimuli. The results are discussed considering the emerging literature on the mnemonic properties of body-related stimuli for spatial memory.
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- Silvia Serino
- Department of Psychology, Universitàdegli Studi Milano –Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Humane Technology Lab, UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Humane Technology Lab, UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
- Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Humane Technology Lab, UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
- Applied Technology for Neuro Psychology Lab, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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Chiou SC, Schack T. Working memory for movement rhythms given spatial relevance: Effects of sequence length and maintenance delay. VISUAL COGNITION 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2022.2162173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Shiau-Chuen Chiou
- Neurocognition and Action Research Group, Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Neurocognition and Action Research Group, Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Li C, Tian W, He Y, Wang C, Wang X, Xu X, Bai L, Xue T, Liao Y, Xu T, Liu X, Wu S. How are patterned movements stored in working memory? Front Psychol 2023; 14:1074520. [PMID: 36874799 PMCID: PMC9982134 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1074520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Introduction In this study, the change detection paradigm was used to study the working memory of patterned movements and the relationship of this type of memory with the visuospatial sketchpad in three experiments. Methods Experiment 1 measured participants' working memory capacity for patterned movements and explored the influence of stimulus type with indicators such as response time and accuracy rate. Experiments 2 and 3 explored the relationship between patterned movements and the visual and spatial subsystems, respectively. Results The results of Experiment 1 indicated that individuals can store 3-4 patterned movements in working memory; however, a change in stimulus format or an increase in memory load may decrease the speed and efficiency of working memory processing. The results of Experiment 2 showed that working memory and visual working memory are independent when processing patterned movements. The results of Experiment 3 showed that the working memory of patterned movements was affected by spatial working memory. Discussion Changes in stimulus type and memory load exerted different effects on the working memory capacity of participants. These results provide behavioral evidence that the storage of patterned movement information is independent of the visual subsystem but requires the spatial subsystem of the visuospatial sketchpad.
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- Congchong Li
- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Air Force Bureau of Trainee Pilot Selection, Nanjing Central Division, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Social Sciences, Aviation University of Air Force, Changchun, China
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- Department of Social Sciences, Aviation University of Air Force, Changchun, China
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- Air Force Medical Center, Air Force Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Secondary Air Force Healthcare Center for Special Services, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Military Medical Psychology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Ye T, Li P, Zhang Q, Gu Q, Lu X, Gao Z, Shen M. Relation Between Working Memory Capacity of Biological Movements and Fluid Intelligence. Front Psychol 2019; 10:2313. [PMID: 31749726 PMCID: PMC6842976 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Studies have revealed that there is an independent buffer for holding biological movements (BM) in working memory (WM), and this BM-WM has a unique link to our social ability. However, it remains unknown as to whether the BM-WM also correlates to our cognitive abilities, such as fluid intelligence (Gf). Since BM processing has been considered as a hallmark of social cognition, which distinguishes from canonical cognitive abilities in many ways, it has been hypothesized that only canonical object-WM (e.g., memorizing color patches), but not BM-WM, emerges to have an intimate relation with Gf. We tested this prediction by measuring the relationship between WM capacity of BM and Gf. With two Gf measurements, we consistently found moderate correlations between BM-WM capacity, the score of both Raven's advanced progressive matrix (RAPM), and the Cattell culture fair intelligence test (CCFIT). This result revealed, for the first time, a close relation between WM and Gf with a social stimulus, and challenged the double-dissociation hypothesis for distinct functions of different WM buffers.
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- Tian Ye
- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Education and Management, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Liu Y, Lu X, Wu F, Shen M, Gao Z. Biological motion is stored independently from bound representation in working memory. VISUAL COGNITION 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2019.1638479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hang Zhou, People’s Republic of China
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Bläsing BE, Coogan J, Biondi J, Schack T. Watching or Listening: How Visual and Verbal Information Contribute to Learning a Complex Dance Phrase. Front Psychol 2018; 9:2371. [PMID: 30555390 PMCID: PMC6284028 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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While learning from observation is generally regarded as major learning mode for motor actions, evidence from dance practice suggests that learning dance movement through verbal instruction might provide a promising way to support dancers' individual interpretation of and identification with the movement material. In this multidisciplinary project, we conducted a study on the learning of dance movement through two modalities, observation of a human model in a video clip and listening to the audio-recording of a verbal movement instruction. Eighteen second year dance students learned two dance phrases, one from observation and one from verbal instruction, and were video-recorded performing the learned material. In a second learning step, they were presented the complementary information from the other modality, and their performance was recorded again. A third recording was carried out in a retention test 10 days after learning. Completeness scores representing the recall of the dance phrases, expert ratings addressing the performance quality and questionnaires reflecting the participants' personal impressions were used to evaluate and compare the performance at different stages of the learning process. Results show that learning from observation resulted in better learning outcomes in terms of both recall and approximation of the model phrase, whereas individual interpretation of the learned movement material was rated equally good after initially verbal and initially visual learning. According to the questionnaires, most participants preferred learning initially from observation and found it more familiar, which points toward an influence of learning habit caused by common training practice. The findings suggest that learning dance movement initially from observation is more beneficial than from verbal instruction, and add aspects with regards to multimodal movement learning with potential relevance for dance teaching and training.
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- Bettina E Bläsing
- Neurocognition and Action Research Group & Center of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.,Department of Music and Movement in Rehabilitation and Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Technical University Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
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- Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Neurocognition and Action Research Group & Center of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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Exploring collective experience in watching dance through intersubject correlation and functional connectivity of fMRI brain activity. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2018; 237:373-397. [PMID: 29779744 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2018.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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How the brain contends with naturalistic viewing conditions when it must cope with concurrent streams of diverse sensory inputs and internally generated thoughts is still largely an open question. In this study, we used fMRI to record brain activity while a group of 18 participants watched an edited dance duet accompanied by a soundtrack. After scanning, participants performed a short behavioral task to identify neural correlates of dance segments that could later be recalled. Intersubject correlation (ISC) analysis was used to identify the brain regions correlated among observers, and the results of this ISC map were used to define a set of regions for subsequent analysis of functional connectivity. The resulting network was found to be composed of eight subnetworks and the significance of these subnetworks is discussed. While most subnetworks could be explained by sensory and motor processes, two subnetworks appeared related more to complex cognition. These results inform our understanding of the neural basis of common experience in watching dance and open new directions for the study of complex cognition.
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Investigating the neural basis of basic human movement perception using multi-voxel pattern analysis. Exp Brain Res 2018; 236:907-918. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-018-5175-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Munger MP. The ministry of silly walks’ report: representational momentum sensitive to awkwardness following action, not single posture. VISUAL COGNITION 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2015.1085478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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