Mind Your Grip: Even Usual Dexterous Manipulation Requires High Level Cognition

Simultaneous execution of cognitive and sensorimotor tasks is critical in daily life. Here, we examined whether dexterous manipulation, a highly habitual and seemingly automatic behavior, involves high order cognitive functions. Specifically, we explored the impact of reducing available cognitive re...

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Main Authors: Erwan Guillery, André Mouraux, Jean-Louis Thonnard, Valéry Legrain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00220/full