Actions that are chosen have properties that distinguish them from actions that are not. Of
the nearly infinite possible actions that can achieve any given task, many of the unchosen …

In this article, we describe a phenomenon we discovered while conducting experiments on
walking and reaching. We asked university students to pick up either of two buckets, one to …

The science of mental life and behavior has paid scant attention to the means by which
mental life is translated into physical behavior. Why this is so was the topic of a 2005 …

Tasks that require less physical effort are generally preferred over more physically
demanding alternatives. Similarly, tasks that require less mental effort are generally …

Research on motor planning has revealed two seemingly contradictory phenomena. One is
the end-state comfort effect, the tendency to grasp objects in physically awkward ways for …

People judge the relative difficulty of different kinds of tasks all the time, yet little is known
about how they do so. We asked university students to choose between tasks that taxed …

From birth, infants move their bodies in order to obtain information and stimulation from their
environment. Exploratory movements are important for the development of an infant's …

An engaging and accessible introduction to the psychology and neuroscience of physical
action. This engaging and accessible book offers the first introductory text on the psychology …

The ultimate tool, it could be said, is the brain and body. Therefore, a way to understand tool
use is to study the brain's control of the body. A more manageable aim is to use the tools of …

Although reaching and walking are commonly coordinated, their coordination has been little
studied. We investigated decision-making related to reaching and walking in connection …