Expertise in tool use promotes tool embodiment
VU Weser, DR Proffitt - Topics in cognitive science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Body representations are known to be dynamically modulated or extended through tool use.
Here, we review findings that demonstrate the importance of a user's tool experience or …
Here, we review findings that demonstrate the importance of a user's tool experience or …
Are tools truly incorporated as an extension of the body representation?: Assessing the evidence for tool embodiment
JD Bell, KL Macuga - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2022 - Springer
The predominant view on human tool-use suggests that an action-oriented body
representation, the body schema, is altered to fit the tool being wielded, a phenomenon …
representation, the body schema, is altered to fit the tool being wielded, a phenomenon …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of tool-use observation on metric body representation and peripersonal space
M Galigani, N Castellani, B Donno, M Franza, C Zuber… - Neuropsychologia, 2020 - Elsevier
In everyday life, we constantly act and interact with objects and with others' people through
our body. To properly perform actions, the representations of the dimension of body-parts …
our body. To properly perform actions, the representations of the dimension of body-parts …
The significance of touch in pediatric physiotherapy
M Sørvoll, GK Øberg, GL Girolami - Frontiers in Rehabilitation …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Change in theoretical framework over the last decades and recent research in pediatric
physiotherapy, has created a debate surrounding therapeutic touch. What is the role of or is …
physiotherapy, has created a debate surrounding therapeutic touch. What is the role of or is …
Embodying their own wheelchair modifies extrapersonal space perception in people with spinal cord injury
M Scandola, R Togni, G Tieri, R Avesani… - Experimental Brain …, 2019 - Springer
Despite the many links between body representation, acting and perceiving the
environment, no research has to date explored whether specific tool embodiment in …
environment, no research has to date explored whether specific tool embodiment in …
The functional body: does body representation reflect functional properties?
P Caggiano, G Cocchini - Experimental Brain Research, 2020 - Springer
There is a growing interest in the distortions of body representation in healthy population
and most studies have focused their attention on specific parts of the body, such as the …
and most studies have focused their attention on specific parts of the body, such as the …
How ageing shapes body and space representations: A comparison study between healthy young and older adults
To efficiently interact with the external world, the brain needs to represent the size of the
involved body parts-body representations (BR)-and the space around the body in which the …
involved body parts-body representations (BR)-and the space around the body in which the …
How tool-use shapes body metric representation: Evidence from motor training with and without robotic assistance
V Bruno, I Carpinella, M Rabuffetti, L De Giuli… - Frontiers in Human …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Previous evidence has shown that tool-use can reshape one's own body schema, extending
peripersonal space and modulating the representation of related body parts. Here, we …
peripersonal space and modulating the representation of related body parts. Here, we …
The network of the subjective experience in embodiment phenomena
Introduction Body illusions are designed to temporarily alter body representation by
embodying fake bodies or part of them. Despite their large use, the embodiment …
embodying fake bodies or part of them. Despite their large use, the embodiment …
Smartphone embodiment: The effect of smartphone use on body representation
Y Lin, Q Liu, D Qi, J Zhang, Z Ding - Current Psychology, 2023 - Springer
Tool use promotes tool embodiment and extends human body representation. Based on
previous studies about tool embodiment, we aimed to explore whether smartphones could …
previous studies about tool embodiment, we aimed to explore whether smartphones could …