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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Action implementation is a key area of study for cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists.
  • Existing research often relies on serial information processing frameworks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an interdisciplinary discussion on how actions are implemented.
  • To analyze various approaches in action implementation research.
  • To identify central issues for future interdisciplinary research.

Main Methods:

  • Surveying and analyzing diverse approaches in action implementation research.
  • Reviewing contributions from sports science, knowledge structures, and neuroscientific research.
  • Examining computational models, robotics, and brain-machine interfaces.

Main Results:

  • Findings challenge serial, step-by-step models of information processing from perception to execution.
  • Evidence suggests a need to move beyond traditional frameworks.
  • Interdisciplinary perspectives highlight the complexity of action implementation.

Conclusions:

  • The traditional serial model of action implementation is insufficient.
  • Future research should explore new, non-serial approaches.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial for advancing the field of action implementation.