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Neurosciences
Christian Seegelke, Carolin Schonard, Tobias Heed
Summary: The study found that using the same limb consecutively facilitates the initiation of successive actions, indicating effector-specific repetition effects. This advantage was still present even when the two movements involved different directions, whether specified egocentrically or allocentrically.
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jean P. P. Scheib, Sarah E. M. Stoll, Jennifer Randerath
Summary: This study investigated whether older adults can benefit from a rule-based approach to action selection, similar to young healthy adults. The results showed that there was an increase in the difference in reaction time between rule-based and plan-based action selection with age. However, there were individual differences among older adults, with some showing faster performance in the rule task and others showing more efficiency in the plan task.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Psychology
Hyosub E. Kim, Guy Avraham, Richard B. Ivry
Summary: The study of motor planning and learning in humans has transformed significantly in the past 20 years, integrating ideas from control theory, computer science, statistics, and neuroscience. This interdisciplinary approach has led to the development of mechanistic models at the psychological level to explain how humans plan, execute, and consolidate skilled reaching movements, emphasizing new perspectives on action selection and motor planning while highlighting the convergent operation of multiple processes in sensorimotor learning.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY, VOL 72
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Jill Campbell Stewart, Jessica F. Baird, Allison F. Lewis, Stacy L. Fritz, Julius Fridriksson
Summary: Practice after stroke can improve action selection performance and reduce brain activation. Systematic changes in practice conditions may allow targeted treatment of specific components of the motor network during stroke rehabilitation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jasper Mark, Hannah D. Ryan, Katie M. Fabian, Kaitlin DeMarco, Michael Lewek, Jessica Cassidy
Summary: Aerobic exercise and action observation are two clinic-ready modes of neural priming that enhance subsequent motor learning. This study aimed to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise and action observation priming on functional connectivity within the sensorimotor neural network using electroencephalography. The results showed that both forms of priming increased coherence between the primary motor cortex and motor-related areas in the alpha and beta frequency bands, with the most pronounced effects observed in the high beta band. The gradual increase in coherence over a post-priming window of 10 to 30 minutes can guide the pairing of priming with subsequent training to optimize learning outcomes.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Marit F. L. Ruitenberg, Vincent Koppelmans
Summary: The study found that aging may not necessarily lead to a decline in action planning and action adaptation, challenging the notion that healthy aging is associated with a general deficit in motor functioning.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eugenio Scaliti, Kiri Pullar, Giulia Borghini, Andrea Cavallo, Stefano Panzeri, Cristina Becchio
Summary: Researchers developed an experimental and analytical framework to measure the implicit readout of prospective intention information from movement kinematics. They found that subtle differences in movement kinematics can prime action prediction. Results showed that human perceivers have rapid, implicit access to intention information encoded in movement kinematics.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Kebing Jin, Hankz Hankui Zhuo, Zhanhao Xiao, Hai Wan, Subbarao Kambhampati
Summary: In this paper, a novel algorithm framework based on gradient descent is proposed to solve numeric planning problems mixed with logical relations and numeric changes. The framework effectively solves the planning problem by simultaneously optimizing numeric parameters and computing candidate plans. It achieves high efficiency and accuracy, especially in cases with obstacles and non-linear numeric effects.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Fei Gao
Summary: Sparse rule base is a common problem in fuzzy rule-based systems. This paper presents a density-based fuzzy rule interpolation method that adaptively selects the closest rules with high similarity to the inputs. The method has been verified through fifteen classification benchmarks, demonstrating its effectiveness and efficiency.
APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Jonathan Schacherer, Eliot Hazeltine
Summary: The study found that response-repetition costs reflect a change in the representation of an action and that action selection is largely grounded in the anticipation of response-related outcomes.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Cory A. Potts, Shailesh S. Kantak
Summary: This study compared the anticipatory planning, execution, and coordination of force between stroke patients and neurotypical controls in a naturalistic bimanual common-goal task. The results showed that stroke patients, especially those with right hemisphere damage, have impairments in anticipatory planning and interlimb coordination of symmetric cooperative bimanual tasks. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the effects of stroke on everyday functions.
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Eunhye Choe, Min-Shik Kim
Summary: Attentional selection is influenced by prior experience, and repetition of target features or locations facilitates perceptual processing. Eye selection history in binocular rivalry induces attentional bias, as attention amplifies selected information and affects eye dominance.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Biology
Giacomo Ariani, J. Andrew Pruszynski, Jorn Diedrichsen
Summary: Motor planning is crucial for producing fast and accurate movement. However, the neural processes in the primary motor and somatosensory cortex during planning and execution are still poorly understood. This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the planning and execution of single finger movements, revealing finger-specific activity patterns in both the primary somatosensory cortex and primary motor cortex. These findings suggest that motor planning activates specific circuits in the somatosensory and motor cortex, which are also engaged during movement execution.
Article
Psychology
Federica Bartolozzi, Suzanne R. Jongman, Antje S. Meyer
Summary: The results of the experiments showed that repetition priming can support utterance planning in conversation, even when processing other tasks simultaneously.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Karen Emmorey, Katherine J. Midgley, Phillip J. Holcomb
Summary: The study used repetition priming and event-related potentials to investigate sign recognition in deaf users of American Sign Language, finding that repetition priming effects began before sign onset within a video, and that the N400 effect in clipped videos was more parallel to that observed previously for auditorily presented words.
Article
Ethnic Studies
Anna M. Hood, Lori E. Crosby, Eva Hanson, Lisa M. Shook, Jeffrey D. Lebensburger, Avi Madan-Swain, Megan M. Miller, Zina Trost
Summary: This study examines the impact of health-related stigma and racial bias on the health-related quality of life of children with SCD. The findings suggest that health-related stigma predicts quality of life, while age and gender are important factors in predicting quality of life. Older girls who report high levels of perceived racial bias have poorer quality of life.
ETHNICITY & HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Sarah E. M. Stoll, Lisa Finkel, Ilka Buchmann, Thomas Hassa, Stefan Spiteri, Joachim Liepert, Jennifer Randerath
Summary: Lesions in the left brain hemisphere have a more pronounced impact on tool use impairments, with selection and application-related aspects of familiar versus novel tools behaviorally and neuroanatomically differentiated; affected selection processes are linked to anterior lesions, while impacted application processes are associated with posterior lesion maps.
Article
Hematology
Jonathan D. Clayden, Hanne Stotesbury, Jamie M. Kawadler, April Slee, Melanie Kolbel, Dawn E. Saunders, Anna M. Hood, Olu Wilkey, Mark Layton, Baba Inusa, Maria Pelidis, Subarna Chakravorty, David C. Rees, Jo Howard, Moji Awogbade, Christina Liossi, Fenella J. Kirkham, Chris A. Clark
Summary: This study investigated the effects of structural brain connectivity on cognitive function in patients with sickle cell disease. The results showed that reduced hemoglobin and peripheral oxygen saturation have significant effects on brain structure and cognitive function, while the presence of silent cerebral infarction does not.
Article
Education, Special
Amie Duncan, Sydney Risley, Angela Combs, Heather M. Lacey, Elizabeth Hamik, Chaya Fershtman, Ellen Kneeskern, Meera Patel, Lori Crosby, Anna M. Hood, Allison K. Zoromski, Leanne Tamm
Summary: The educational services and strategies for addressing executive functioning deficits in fully included middle schoolers with ASD in general education settings are not well known. This study explores the challenges and services provided to these students, with a focus on building EF skills in the classroom.
FOCUS ON AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aoife M. Fitzpatrick, Neil M. Dundon, Kenneth F. Valyear
Summary: The current study used high frequency TMS to test a model of hand choice, but found no effects of cTBS on hand choice, in contrast to prior brain stimulation findings. The results suggest that the posterior parietal cortex may not play a causal role in hand choice.
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Anna M. Hood, Calia A. Morais, Edwin N. Aroke, Staja Q. Booker, Lisa C. Campbell, Claudia M. Campbell, Burel R. Goodin, Mary R. Janevic, Flavia P. Kapos, Vani A. Mathur, Ericka N. Merriwether, Janelle E. Letzen
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Heather Strong, Anna M. Hood, Yolanda Johnson, Rogelle Hackworth, Marque Reed-Shackelford, Rohit Ramaswamy, Taniya Varughese, Charles T. Quinn, Lori E. Crosby
Summary: Recruitment is often challenging in clinical trials involving minoritized populations, such as individuals with sickle cell disease. This study aimed to identify and overcome barriers to trial enrollment through the use of targeted strategies guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. The implementation of these strategies significantly increased the number of caregivers identified and enrolled in the trial.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Milena S. Goelz, Lisa Finkel, Rebecca Kehlbeck, Anne Herschbach, Isabel Bauer, Jean P. P. Scheib, Oliver Deussen, Jennifer Randerath
Summary: The proper evaluation of affordance judgments is crucial for decision-making, and virtual environments (VEs) provide an opportunity for efficient trainings. This study investigated how affordance judgments are made in VEs compared to physical environments (PEs). The results showed that while accuracy was equivalent between VE and PE, perceptual sensitivity and judgment tendency varied. Training in VE improved judgment accuracy within VE and showed promising potential for transfer to PE. Future studies should focus on enhancing equivalence and transferability between VEs and PEs in judging action opportunities.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Shifa Hamdule, Melanie Kolbel, Hanne Stotesbury, Russell Murdoch, Jonathan D. Clayden, Sati Sahota, Anna Marie Hood, Christopher A. Clark, Fenella Jane Kirkham
Summary: Cognitive difficulties in people with sickle cell anemia are related to lower processing speed and working memory. The factors contributing to these difficulties are not well understood. This study examines the developmental trajectories of brain volumes and cognitive endpoints in patients with sickle cell anemia.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jean P. P. Scheib, Sarah E. M. Stoll, Jennifer Randerath
Summary: This study investigated whether older adults can benefit from a rule-based approach to action selection, similar to young healthy adults. The results showed that there was an increase in the difference in reaction time between rule-based and plan-based action selection with age. However, there were individual differences among older adults, with some showing faster performance in the rule task and others showing more efficiency in the plan task.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anna M. Hood, Calia A. Morais, LaShawnda N. Fields, Ericka N. Merriwether, Amber K. Brooks, Jaylyn F. Clark, Lakeya S. McGill, Mary R. Janevic, Janelle E. Letzen, Lisa C. Campbell
Summary: Experiences of racism can have a significant impact on individuals, leading to psychological injury known as racism-based traumatic stress (RBTS). RBTS has similar symptoms to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but is characterized by constant threats. The relationship between RBTS and chronic pain, exacerbated by racism and health inequities, has not been explored. To address this, a conceptual model called RESTORATIVE is proposed, highlighting the interconnection between racism, trauma, and pain for racialized groups in the US.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Desiree N. Williford, Emily A. McTate, Anna M. Hood, Steven K. Reader, Aimee K. Hildenbrand, Kim Smith-Whitley, Susan E. Creary, Alexis A. Thompson, Rogelle Hackworth, Jean L. Raphael, Lori E. Crosby
Summary: Psychologists have the responsibility to improve health care experiences for racialized families, such as those with sickle cell disease. This article discusses the application of antiracism and participatory strategies in a clinical trial for pediatric patients with SCD, including the development of research questions promoting justice, addressing imbalances through shared decision-making, involving stakeholders through community participatory approaches, and considering contextual factors like COVID-19 and racism pandemics. The intersectionality lens is applied, considering the primary caregivers of children with SCD who are Black women. Implications for psychologists working to advance health equity in medical settings are also discussed.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Stephanie C. Kelleher, Fenella J. Kirkham, Anna M. Hood
Summary: Children with sickle cell anemia show difficulties in executive function and processing speed. The impact of processing speed on executive function is not well understood. Additionally, children with silent cerebral infarction have better cognitive flexibility when they have faster processing speed.
Article
Psychiatry
Alexa Kupferschmitt, Michael Joebges, Jennifer Randerath, Thilo Hinterberger, Thomas H. Loew, Volker Koellner
Summary: Depressive symptoms significantly decrease during post-COVID rehabilitation, while improvement in cognitive impairment is not evident. Specific treatment is needed for persistent neuropsychological deficits following rehabilitation.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah E. M. Stoll, Leonie Mack, Jean P. P. Scheib, Jens Pruessner, Jennifer Randerath
Summary: Efficient movement selection is crucial in everyday activities. This study suggests that our stress system might influence this function, particularly for plan-based approaches. Variations in parasympathetic activity appear to be disadvantageous for improving plan-based movement selection, while performance in rule-based movement selection tasks remains relatively unaffected.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
