Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles

Abstract According to theories of Embodied Cognition, memory for words is related to sensorimotor experiences collected during learning. At a neural level, words encoded with self-performed gestures are represented in distributed sensorimotor networks that resonate during word recognition. Here, we...

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Autores principales:	Claudia Repetto, Brian Mathias, Otto Weichselbaum, Manuela Macedonia
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4f1a56b5bb0b404faaa13d210ebd2c3e2021-12-02T18:53:19ZVisual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles10.1038/s41598-021-96792-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/4f1a56b5bb0b404faaa13d210ebd2c3e2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96792-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract According to theories of Embodied Cognition, memory for words is related to sensorimotor experiences collected during learning. At a neural level, words encoded with self-performed gestures are represented in distributed sensorimotor networks that resonate during word recognition. Here, we ask whether muscles involved in gesture execution also resonate during word recognition. Native German speakers encoded words by reading them (baseline condition) or by reading them in tandem with picture observation, gesture observation, or gesture observation and execution. Surface electromyogram (EMG) activity from both arms was recorded during the word recognition task and responses were detected using eye-tracking. The recognition of words encoded with self-performed gestures coincided with an increase in arm muscle EMG activity compared to the recognition of words learned under other conditions. This finding suggests that sensorimotor networks resonate into the periphery and provides new evidence for a strongly embodied view of recognition memory.Claudia RepettoBrian MathiasOtto WeichselbaumManuela MacedoniaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Claudia Repetto Brian Mathias Otto Weichselbaum Manuela Macedonia Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles
description	Abstract According to theories of Embodied Cognition, memory for words is related to sensorimotor experiences collected during learning. At a neural level, words encoded with self-performed gestures are represented in distributed sensorimotor networks that resonate during word recognition. Here, we ask whether muscles involved in gesture execution also resonate during word recognition. Native German speakers encoded words by reading them (baseline condition) or by reading them in tandem with picture observation, gesture observation, or gesture observation and execution. Surface electromyogram (EMG) activity from both arms was recorded during the word recognition task and responses were detected using eye-tracking. The recognition of words encoded with self-performed gestures coincided with an increase in arm muscle EMG activity compared to the recognition of words learned under other conditions. This finding suggests that sensorimotor networks resonate into the periphery and provides new evidence for a strongly embodied view of recognition memory.
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author	Claudia Repetto Brian Mathias Otto Weichselbaum Manuela Macedonia
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title	Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles
title_short	Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles
title_full	Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles
title_fullStr	Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles
title_full_unstemmed	Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles
title_sort	visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles
publisher	Nature Portfolio
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Visual recognition of words learned with gestures induces motor resonance in the forearm muscles

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