Embodiment modifies attention allotment for the benefit of dual task performance

Using a dual task, in which one task was performed by the right hand and the other by the left hand, the study shows that limb embodiment affects attention distribution between limbs, and consequently improves task performance in dual tasks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yukiko Iwasaki, Benjamin Navarro, Hiroyasu Iwata, Gowrishankar Ganesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03603-6