perception and action pt 3 Flashcards
1
Q
affordances
A
potential actions that an object offers to an organism
ex. buttons can be pressed, switch can be flipped
- experimenters found that actions are faster when object matches its action
- meaning that brain automatically thinks of what you can do to interact with an object
2
Q
parietal reach area
A
recordings taken
found different neurons encode different grasps
3
Q
interacting with objects
A
perceive actions an object affords
represent actions in parietal reach region
transform visual inputs into coordinates for guiding action
4
Q
how do we perceive actions
A
mirror neurons: respond both to performance of action and perception of action
5
Q
what is the hardest thing to do in sports
A
hit a fastball (100-150ms to decide)
batting average is 1/4
pitches over 100mph
