Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery
The analysis of eye movements during motor imagery has been used to understand the influence of covert motor processes on visual-perceptual activity. There is evidence showing that gaze metrics seem to be affected by motor planning often dependent on the spatial and temporal characteristics of a tas...
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| author | Alessio D’Aquino Alessio D’Aquino Cornelia Frank John Elvis Hagan John Elvis Hagan Thomas Schack Thomas Schack Thomas Schack |
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| description | The analysis of eye movements during motor imagery has been used to understand the influence of covert motor processes on visual-perceptual activity. There is evidence showing that gaze metrics seem to be affected by motor planning often dependent on the spatial and temporal characteristics of a task. However, previous research has focused on simulated actions toward static targets with limited empirical evidence of how eye movements change in more dynamic environments. The study examined the characteristics of eye movements during motor imagery for an interception task. Twenty-four participants were asked to track a moving target over a computer display and either mentally simulate an interception or rest. The results showed that smooth pursuit variables, such as duration and gain, were lower during motor imagery when compared to passive observation. These findings indicate that motor plans integrate visual-perceptual information based on task demands and that eye movements during imagery reflect such constraint. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b48566f63964465e9a9e989fd3494c2f2022-12-22T02:05:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroscience1662-453X2022-07-011610.3389/fnins.2022.940772940772Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imageryAlessio D’Aquino0Alessio D’Aquino1Cornelia Frank2John Elvis Hagan3John Elvis Hagan4Thomas Schack5Thomas Schack6Thomas Schack7Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Neurocognition and Action Biomechanics Group, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyCenter for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyInstitute for Sport and Movement Science, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, GermanyFaculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Neurocognition and Action Biomechanics Group, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyCenter for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyFaculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Neurocognition and Action Biomechanics Group, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyCenter for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyResearch Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab), Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyThe analysis of eye movements during motor imagery has been used to understand the influence of covert motor processes on visual-perceptual activity. There is evidence showing that gaze metrics seem to be affected by motor planning often dependent on the spatial and temporal characteristics of a task. However, previous research has focused on simulated actions toward static targets with limited empirical evidence of how eye movements change in more dynamic environments. The study examined the characteristics of eye movements during motor imagery for an interception task. Twenty-four participants were asked to track a moving target over a computer display and either mentally simulate an interception or rest. The results showed that smooth pursuit variables, such as duration and gain, were lower during motor imagery when compared to passive observation. These findings indicate that motor plans integrate visual-perceptual information based on task demands and that eye movements during imagery reflect such constraint.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.940772/fullinterceptionmotor imageryeye movementsvisual perceptioncovert motor processesvisuomotor system |
| spellingShingle | Alessio D’Aquino Alessio D’Aquino Cornelia Frank John Elvis Hagan John Elvis Hagan Thomas Schack Thomas Schack Thomas Schack Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery Frontiers in Neuroscience interception motor imagery eye movements visual perception covert motor processes visuomotor system |
| title | Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery |
| title_full | Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery |
| title_fullStr | Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery |
| title_short | Imagining interceptions: Eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery |
| title_sort | imagining interceptions eye movements as an online indicator of covert motor processes during motor imagery |
| topic | interception motor imagery eye movements visual perception covert motor processes visuomotor system |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.940772/full |
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