Got it! Understanding the concept of a tool.
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Got it! Understanding the concept of a tool. / Menz, Mareike; Blangero, Annabelle; Kunze, Damaris; Binkofski, Ferdinand.
In: NEUROIMAGE, Vol. 51, No. 4, 4, 2010, p. 1438-1444.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Got it! Understanding the concept of a tool.
AU - Menz, Mareike
AU - Blangero, Annabelle
AU - Kunze, Damaris
AU - Binkofski, Ferdinand
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Understanding the function of a tool is an essential step in learning to use a tool. This aspect of interaction with tools has hitherto been neglected. Unlike acquiring the expertise in handling a new tool, which involves practice, understanding its function usually only requires a single observation of the tool being used. The present study uncovers the neural areas involved in this transient understanding effect as a left-lateralized pattern involving prefrontal and mediotemporal areas. We suggest that activation in this network reflects the conceptual encoding of the function of new tools as it is independent from the well-known tool-related networks. We demonstrate that understanding the function of a new tool does not rely on known semantic or motor networks involved in processing tool use.
AB - Understanding the function of a tool is an essential step in learning to use a tool. This aspect of interaction with tools has hitherto been neglected. Unlike acquiring the expertise in handling a new tool, which involves practice, understanding its function usually only requires a single observation of the tool being used. The present study uncovers the neural areas involved in this transient understanding effect as a left-lateralized pattern involving prefrontal and mediotemporal areas. We suggest that activation in this network reflects the conceptual encoding of the function of new tools as it is independent from the well-known tool-related networks. We demonstrate that understanding the function of a new tool does not rely on known semantic or motor networks involved in processing tool use.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 51
SP - 1438
EP - 1444
JO - NEUROIMAGE
JF - NEUROIMAGE
SN - 1053-8119
IS - 4
M1 - 4
ER -