Athletes and the words for actions
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 12:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Is it true, as some scientists believe, that to understand words like “spike” (in the volleyball sense) the brain has to “mentally” retrace the sequence of motor commands that accomplish the action? According to a study just published, the high-level motor expertise of subjects modulates the involvement of the brain motor areas in understanding the actions. The effect of experience is a novelty that challenges some recent hypotheses, making the theoretical picture more complex.