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Baumard J, De Sousa E, Roy V, Deschamps L, Iodice P, Osiurak F, Brisson J. Grip selection without tool knowledge: end-state comfort effect in familiar and novel tool use. Exp Brain Res 2023; 241:1989-2000. [PMID: 37382668 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-023-06655-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
A well-known phenomenon for the study of movement planning is the end-state comfort (ESC) effect: When they reach and grasp tools, individuals tend to adopt uncomfortable initial hand postures if that allows a subsequent comfortable final posture. In the context of tool use, this effect is modulated by tool orientation, task goal, and cooperation. However, the cognitive bases of the ESC effect remain unclear. The goal of this study was to determine the contribution of semantic tool knowledge and technical reasoning to movement planning, by testing whether the ESC effect typically observed with familiar tools would also be observed with novel tools. Twenty-six participants were asked to reach and grasp familiar and novel tools under varying conditions (i.e., tool's handle downward vs. upward; tool transport vs. use; solo vs. cooperation). In our findings, the effects of tool orientation, task goal and cooperation were replicated with novel tools. It follows that semantic tool knowledge is not critical for the ESC effect to occur. In fact, we found an "habitual" effect: Participant adopted uncomfortable grips with familiar tools even when it was not necessary (i.e., to transport them), probably because of the interference of habitual movement programming with actual movement programming. A cognitive view of movement planning is proposed, according to which goal comprehension (1) may rely on semantic tool knowledge, technical reasoning, and/or social skills, (2) defines end-state configuration, which in turn (3) calibrates beginning-state comfort and hence the occurrence of the ESC effect.
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Affiliation(s)
- Josselin Baumard
- Univ Rouen Normandie, CRFDP UR 7475, F-76000, Rouen, France.
- Centre de Recherche Sur Les Fonctionnements et Dysfonctionnements Psychologiques (EA 7475), Place Emile Blondel, Bât. Freinet, Bureau F113, 76821, Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex, France.
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, CRFDP UR 7475, F-76000, Rouen, France
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, CRFDP UR 7475, F-76000, Rouen, France
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- CETAPS Lab., University of Rouen Normandy, Boulevard Siegfried, 76821, Mont Saint Aignan Cedex, France
- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Via S. Martino Della Battaglia, 44, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Étude Des Mécanismes Cognitifs, Université de Lyon, 5 Avenue Pierre Mendès France, 69676, Bron Cedex, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 1 Rue Descartes, 75231, Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, CRFDP UR 7475, F-76000, Rouen, France
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Interference between cognition and motor control in human multitasking: An editorial. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2022; 230:103692. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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