Using Tools: From Movements to Environmental Effects
Among the most complex and fascinating abilities of humans is their
skill in manufacturing and using various kinds of tools, which
involves a multitude of cognitive, behavioral, and biomechanical
aspects. Tool use is characterized by enormous complexity, as the
movements of the acting individual depend not only on the
environmental goal at which the movement is directed, but also on
the tool and its properties. The relationship between the movements
of the effector operating the tool (usually the hand) and the
associated movements of the tool can be extremely complex, which
has implications for the acquisition and refinement of tool use
skills and strategies. This compilation is designed to provide a
useful overview of current research developments in the field of
human tool use, demonstrate the large variety of methods employed
to approach the diverse research questions in the field, and
stimulate further research in this area.
Table of Contents (preliminary) Editorial Cognitive and motor aspects of human tool use by Cristina Massen & Martina Rieger Review Article The impact of visual feedback type on the mastery of visuo-motor transformations by Sandra Sülzenbrück Original Articles Crosstalk between proximal and distal action effects during tool use by Stefan Ladwig, Christine Sutter, & Jochen Müsseler On the persistence of tool-based compatibility effects by Markus Janczyk, Roland Pfister, & Wilfried Kunde Alterations in movement dynamics in a tool-use task: The role of action-relevant inertial tool properties by Paula Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey B. Wagman, & Richard C. Schmidt Learning to control orientation and force in a hammering task: The initial stage by Carlijn A. Vernooij, Leonora J. Mouton, & Raoul M. Bongers Where to grasp a tool? Task-dependent adjustments of tool transformations by tool users by Oliver Herbort The acquisition of flexible tool use in preschoolers: The impact of prior experience by Birgit Elsner & Bernd Schellhas Opinion Internal models and body schema in tool use by Martina Rieger Biomechanical analysis of tool use: A return to Bernstein's tradition by Elena Biryukova & Blandine Bril Calls for Papers "Young people and new media": A topical issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie "Migration and integration": A topical issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie
