Stone tool making is a unique human motor skill dating back to the Paleolithic. It provides the earliest evidence of complex motor skills and social learning. Learning to intentionally shape a stone into a functional tool ...

Tools and objects are associated with numerous action possibilities that are reduced depending on the task-related internal and external constraints presented to the observer. Action hierarchies propose that goals represent ...

Prosthesis disuse and abandonment is an ongoing issue in upper-limb amputation. In addition to lost structural and motor function, amputation also results in decreased task-specific sensory information. One proposed ...

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Purpose: Approaches to improve outcomes after upper-extremity amputation remain poorly understood. Different levels of amputation may affect prosthetic device acceptance, function, and use. Examining differences in behavioural ...