Action Perception from a Common Coding Perspective

Robrecht P.R.D. van der Wel*, Natalie Sebanz, Günther Knoblich

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

This chapter provides an overview of the evidence suggesting that action perception depends upon the interplay of perceptual and motor processes and discusses the implications of such perception-action coupling. The existence of the mirror neuron system, the impact of motor expertise on action perception, and the influence of motor constraints on action perception are discussed as support for the common coding hypothesis. The coupling of the perception and action systems also allows observers to accurately predict the actions of others and to differentiate self-generated from othergenerated actions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPeople Watching
Subtitle of host publicationSocial, Perceptual, and Neurophysiological Studies of Body Perception
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages101–118
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)9780199979271
ISBN (Print)9780195393705
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Action perception
  • Auditory perception
  • Common coding
  • Embodied perception
  • Expertise
  • Ideomotor principle
  • Kinematics
  • Perception-action coupling
  • Perceptual prediction
  • Simulation theory

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