TY - JOUR

T1 - The planning and control model (PCM) of motorvisual priming

T2 - reconciling motorvisual impairment and facilitation effects

AU - Thomaschke, Roland

AU - Hopkins, Brian

AU - Miall, Christopher

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - Previous research on dual-tasks has shown that, under some circumstances, actions impair the perception of action-consistent stimuli, whereas, under other conditions, actions facilitate the perception of action-consistent stimuli. We propose a new model to reconcile these contrasting findings. The planning and control model (PCM) of motorvisual priming proposes that action planning binds categorical representations of action features so that their availability for perceptual processing is inhibited. Thus, the perception of categorically action-consistent stimuli is impaired during action planning. Movement control processes, on the other hand, integrate multi-sensory spatial information about the movement and, therefore, facilitate perceptual processing of spatially movement-consistent stimuli. We show that the PCM is consistent with a wider range of empirical data than previous models on motorvisual priming. Furthermore, the model yields previously untested empirical predictions. We also discuss how the PCM relates to motorvisual research paradigms other than dual-tasks.

AB - Previous research on dual-tasks has shown that, under some circumstances, actions impair the perception of action-consistent stimuli, whereas, under other conditions, actions facilitate the perception of action-consistent stimuli. We propose a new model to reconcile these contrasting findings. The planning and control model (PCM) of motorvisual priming proposes that action planning binds categorical representations of action features so that their availability for perceptual processing is inhibited. Thus, the perception of categorically action-consistent stimuli is impaired during action planning. Movement control processes, on the other hand, integrate multi-sensory spatial information about the movement and, therefore, facilitate perceptual processing of spatially movement-consistent stimuli. We show that the PCM is consistent with a wider range of empirical data than previous models on motorvisual priming. Furthermore, the model yields previously untested empirical predictions. We also discuss how the PCM relates to motorvisual research paradigms other than dual-tasks.

KW - dual-tasks

KW - motorvisual

KW - action planning

KW - movement control

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864296480&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1037/a0027453

DO - 10.1037/a0027453

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84864296480

VL - 119

SP - 388

EP - 407

JO - Psychological Review

JF - Psychological Review

SN - 0033-295X

IS - 2

ER -