
pmid: 23661159
In this article, we ask what serves as the "glue" that temporarily links information to form an event in an active observer. We examined whether forming a single action event in an active observer is contingent on the temporal presentation of the stimuli (hence, on the temporal availability of the action information associated with these stimuli), or on the learned temporal execution of the actions associated with the stimuli, or on both. A partial-repetition paradigm was used to assess the boundaries of an event for which the temporal properties of the stimuli (i.e., presented either simultaneously or temporally separate) and the intended execution of the actions associated with these stimuli (i.e., executed as one, temporally integrated, response or as two temporally separate responses) were manipulated. The results showed that the temporal features of action execution determined whether one or more events were constructed; the temporal presentation of the stimuli (and hence the availability of their associated actions) did not. This suggests that the action representation, or "task goal," served as the "glue" in forming an event in an active observer. These findings emphasize the importance of action planning in event construction in an active observer.
Movement - physiology, Association Learning - physiology, Movement, 150, Association Learning, Time Perception - physiology, Young Adult, Photic Stimulation - methods, Cognition, Memory, Short-Term, Memory, Short-Term - physiology, Psychomotor Performance - physiology, Time Perception, Visual Perception, Humans, Cognition - physiology, Visual Perception - physiology, Photic Stimulation, Psychomotor Performance
Movement - physiology, Association Learning - physiology, Movement, 150, Association Learning, Time Perception - physiology, Young Adult, Photic Stimulation - methods, Cognition, Memory, Short-Term, Memory, Short-Term - physiology, Psychomotor Performance - physiology, Time Perception, Visual Perception, Humans, Cognition - physiology, Visual Perception - physiology, Photic Stimulation, Psychomotor Performance
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