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The complex interplay between perception, cognition, and action: a commentary on Bach et al. 2022.
Helen O'Shea1, Judith Bek2,3
1School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Psychological Research
|January 31, 2024
Summary
This study challenges the idea that motor imagery is not motoric, arguing that action effects and motor processes are intertwined. It questions the functional separability of these elements in understanding motor imagery mechanisms.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Motor Control
Background:
- Bach et al. proposed a reconceptualization of motor imagery based on ideomotor action principles.
- This view emphasizes action effects over motor output in understanding motor imagery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically review Bach et al.'s reconceptualization of motor imagery.
- To question the functional separability of action effects and motor processes in motor imagery.
- To explore underlying mechanisms and optimal terminology for motor imagery.
Main Methods:
- Critical literature review of existing theories on motor imagery.
- Philosophical and theoretical analysis of the relationship between action effects and motor processes.
- Conceptual analysis to refine the understanding of motor imagery.
Main Results:
- The study agrees on the importance of action effects in action planning and motor imagery.
- It challenges the notion that motor imagery is exclusively non-motoric.
- It raises questions about the functional independence of effect and motor processes.
Conclusions:
- Motor imagery likely involves an inseparable interplay between action effects and motor processes.
- Further research is needed to elucidate the precise mechanisms and appropriate terminology for motor imagery.
- The reconceptualization of motor imagery requires a nuanced understanding of its motoric components.
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