Communications Biology (Jul 2022)

Embodiment modifies attention allotment for the benefit of dual task performance

  • Yukiko Iwasaki,
  • Benjamin Navarro,
  • Hiroyasu Iwata,
  • Gowrishankar Ganesh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03603-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Using a dual task, in which one task was performed by the right hand and the other by the left hand, the study shows that limb embodiment affects attention distribution between limbs, and consequently improves task performance in dual tasks.