Stimulus specificity in combined action observation and motor imagery of typing.

ABSTRACT: Combined action observation and motor imagery (AO + MI) can improve movement execution (ME) in healthy adults and certain patient populations. However, it is unclear how the specificity of the observation component during AO + MI influences ME. As generalised observation could result in more flexible AO + MI rehabilitation programmes, this study investigated whether observing typing of target words (specific condition) or non-matching words (general condition) during AO + MI would have different effects on keyboard typing in healthy young adults. In Experiment 1, 51 students imagined typing a target word while watching typing videos that were either specific to the target word or general. There were no differences in typing execution between AO + MI conditions, though participants typed mo

SUBMITTER: Woodrow-Hill C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874476 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature