AUTHOR=Brown Liana E., Goodale Melvyn A.

TITLE=A brief review of the role of training in near-tool effects

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 4 - 2013

YEAR=2013

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00576

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00576

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Research suggests that, like near-hand effects, visual targets appearing near the tip of a hand-held real or virtual tool are treated differently than other targets. This paper reviews neurological and behavioural evidence relevant to near-tool effects and describes how the effect varies with the functional properties of the tool and the knowledge of the participant. In particular, the paper proposes that motor learning and control plays a key role in the appearance of near-tool effects.