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Loïc P Heurley¹, Ronan Guerineau², Hamza Sabek²

¹Laboratoire sur les Interactions Cognition, Action, Émotion (LICAE)-Université Paris Nanterre, 200 avenue de La République, 92001, Nanterre Cedex, France. heurleyloic@yahoo.fr.

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Reading specific sounds like "KA" and "TI" influences motor responses, even without grasping. This suggests vocalization

Keywords:

Action planning Grasping Language Response compatibility effect Size Stimulus

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Motor Control
Speech Perception

Background:

Vocalization and grasping share underlying neurocognitive processes.
Previous research linked specific syllables (KA, TI) to distinct grip types (power, precision).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if the link between vocalization and motor responses is specific to grasping.
To test a non-grasping-specific model of vocalization-action interactions.

Main Methods:

Participants silently read syllables 'KA' or 'TI'.
Participants responded by pressing either a large or small switch, omitting the grasping component.
Response times were measured for different syllable-switch combinations.

Main Results:

Responses to the large switch were faster after reading 'KA' compared to 'TI'.
Responses to the small switch were faster after reading 'TI' compared to 'KA'.
These findings indicate vocalization influences non-grasping motor actions.

Conclusions:

The facilitatory effect of vocalization on motor responses is not limited to grasping.
This supports a broader, non-grasping-specific model for vocalization-action links.
Vocalization's influence on motor control may involve more general cognitive mechanisms.