Emergence of perceptuomotor relationships during paleolithic stone toolmaking learning: intersections of observation and practice.

ABSTRACT: Stone toolmaking is a human motor skill which provides the earliest archeological evidence motor skill and social learning. Intentionally shaping a stone into a functional tool relies on the interaction of action observation and practice to support motor skill acquisition. The emergence of adaptive and efficient visuomotor processes during motor learning of such a novel motor skill requiring complex semantic understanding, like stone toolmaking, is not understood. Through the examination of eye movements and motor skill, the current study sought to evaluate the changes and relationship in perceptuomotor processes during motor learning and performance over 90 h of training. Participants' gaze and motor performance were assessed before, during and following training. Gaze patterns reveal a t

SUBMITTER: Bayani KYT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8585878 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature