Object affordance influences instruction span

J.K. Apel; A. Cangelosi; R. Ellis; J. Goslin; M.H. Fischer

doi:10.1007/s00221-012-3251-0

Object affordance influences instruction span

J.K. Apel, A. Cangelosi, R. Ellis, J. Goslin, M.H. Fischer

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We measured memory span for assembly instructions involving objects with handles oriented to the left or right side. Right-handed participants remembered more instructions when objects' handles were spatially congruent with the hand used in forthcoming assembly actions. No such affordance-based memory benefit was found for left-handed participants. These results are discussed in terms of motor simulation as an embodied rehearsal mechanism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Experimental Brain Research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-012-3251-0
Publication status	Published - 2012

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