What is an affordance? 40 years later
F Osiurak, Y Rossetti, A Badets - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
About 40 years ago, James J. Gibson coined the term “affordance” to describe the action
possibilities offered to an animal by the environment with reference to the animal's action …
possibilities offered to an animal by the environment with reference to the animal's action …
On the neurocognitive origins of human tool use: A critical review of neuroimaging data
Since more than a century, neuropsychological models have assumed that the left inferior
parietal cortex is central to tool use by storing manipulation knowledge (the manipulation …
parietal cortex is central to tool use by storing manipulation knowledge (the manipulation …
The elephant in the room: What matters cognitively in cumulative technological culture
Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
Bringing cumulative technological culture beyond copying versus reasoning
The dominant view of cumulative technological culture suggests that high-fidelity
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
On the psychological origins of tool use
The ubiquity of tool use in human life has generated multiple lines of scientific and
philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' …
philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' …
Tool use disorders in neurodegenerative diseases: Roles of semantic memory and technical reasoning
J Baumard, M Lesourd, C Jarry, C Merck… - Cortex, 2016 - Elsevier
In the field of apraxia, it has been suggested that the ability to use tools and objects in daily
life depends not only on semantic knowledge about tool function and context of use but also …
life depends not only on semantic knowledge about tool function and context of use but also …
Pantomime of tool use: looking beyond apraxia
Pantomime has a long tradition in clinical neuropsychology of apraxia. It has been much
more used by researchers and clinicians to assess tool-use disorders than real tool use …
more used by researchers and clinicians to assess tool-use disorders than real tool use …
A cognitive-based model of tool use in normal aging
M Lesourd, J Baumard, C Jarry, D Le Gall… - Aging …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
While several cognitive domains have been widely investigated in the field of aging, the age-
related effects on tool use are still an open issue and hardly any studies on tool use and …
related effects on tool use are still an open issue and hardly any studies on tool use and …
Disturbance of ecological self and impairment of affordance perception
Affordance, a radical concept James Gibson introduced in the 1970s, remains controversial
today. Defined as environmental properties taken with reference to an animal's anatomy and …
today. Defined as environmental properties taken with reference to an animal's anatomy and …
Involvement of technical reasoning more than functional knowledge in development of tool use in childhood
C Remigereau, A Roy, O Costini, F Osiurak… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
It is well-known that even toddlers are able to manipulate tools in an appropriate manner
according to their physical properties. The ability of children to make novel tools in order to …
according to their physical properties. The ability of children to make novel tools in order to …