Action synchronization with biological motion

Lincoln J. Colling; William F. Thompson; John Sutton

doi:10.5096/ASCS20098

Action synchronization with biological motion

Lincoln J. Colling, William F. Thompson, John Sutton

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Abstract

The ability to predict the actions of other agents is vital for joint action tasks. Recent theory suggests that action predic-tion relies on an emulator system that permits observers to use information about their own motor dynamics to predict the ac-tions of other agents. If this is the case, then predictions for self-generated actions should be more accurate than predictions for other-generated actions. We tested this hypothesis by employing a self/other synchronization paradigm where pre-diction accuracy for recording of self-generated movements was compared with prediction accuracy for other-generated movements. As expected, predictions were more accurate when the observer's movement dynamics matched the move-ment dynamics of the recording. This is consistent with that idea that the observer's movement dynamics influence the predictions they generate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASCS09
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science
Editors	Wayne Christensen, Elizabeth Schier, John Sutton
Place of Publication	North Ryde, NSW
Publisher	Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science
Pages	49-56
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9780646529189
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5096/ASCS20098
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009) - Sydney Duration: 30 Sep 2009 → 2 Oct 2009

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Conference	Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009)
City	Sydney
Period	30/09/09 → 2/10/09

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Copyright 2009 by the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. Publisher version archived with the permission of the Editor, ASCS09 : Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. This copy is available for individual, non-commercial use. Permission to reprint/republish this version for other uses must be obtained from the publisher.

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biological motion
action
perception

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Colling, LJ, Thompson, WF & Sutton, J 2010, Action synchronization with biological motion. in W Christensen, E Schier & J Sutton (eds), ASCS09: proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, North Ryde, NSW, pp. 49-56, Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009), Sydney, 30/09/09. https://doi.org/10.5096/ASCS20098

Action synchronization with biological motion. / Colling, Lincoln J.; Thompson, William F.; Sutton, John.

ASCS09: proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. ed. / Wayne Christensen; Elizabeth Schier; John Sutton. North Ryde, NSW : Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, 2010. p. 49-56.

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