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Activation of stance by cues, or attunement to the invariants in a populated environment? by Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…While I agree with the distinction between and ways of action, I find Jagiello et al.'s account of "stance switching" debatable. Fundamental to theories of…”
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Does the Spatial Layout of a Playground Affect the Play Activities in Young Children? A Pilot Study by Sumiya, Masashi, Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…The objective of this study was to describe, through measurement of physical activity and observation of free outdoor play, the relation between children's…”
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Structure of variability in scanning movement predicts braille reading performance in children by Nonaka, Tetsushi, Ito, Kiyohide, Stoffregen, Thomas A.

“…Among children learning to read braille, we asked whether the quantitative kinematics of scanning movements of the reading finger would be related to the…”
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Locating the Inexhaustible: Material, Medium, and Ambient Information by Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…The fundamental difference between the enactive approach and Gibson's ecological approach lies in the view toward our shared environment. For Varela et al…”
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When do toddlers point during mealtime?: Pointing in the second year of life in everyday situations by Kasuya, Jun, Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…The present study aimed to gain insight into the development of the infant's awareness of others' attention that takes place in everyday contexts. We examined…”
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How do stone knappers predict and control the outcome of flaking? Implications for understanding early stone tool technology by Nonaka, Tetsushi, Bril, Blandine, Rein, Robert

“…The aim of the current study was to provide detailed data on the skill at controlling conchoidal fracture, data that may be used to help infer the processes…”
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Motor Variability but Functional Specificity: The Case of a C4 Tetraplegic Mouth Calligrapher by Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…This study examined the movement coordination in an exceptional tetraplegic individual who has practiced Japanese calligraphy with a mouth-held brush for over…”
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Fractal dynamics in dexterous tool use: the case of hammering behavior of bead craftsmen by Nonaka, Tetsushi, Bril, Blandine

“…Dexterous behavior exhibits exquisite context sensitivity, implying the efficacy of exploration to detect the task-relevant information. Inspired by the recent…”
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Movement pattern variability in stone knapping: implications for the development of percussive traditions by Rein, Robert, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Bril, Blandine

“…The earliest direct evidence for tool-use by our ancestors are 2.6 million year old stone tools from Africa. These earliest artifacts show that, already, early…”
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Assessing the influence of culture on craft skills: A quantitative study with expert Nepalese potters by Gandon, Enora, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Sonabend, Raphael, Endler, John

“…Studies have documented that traditional motor skills (i.e. motor habits) are part of the cultural way of life that characterises each society. Yet, it is…”
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Traditional craftspeople are not copycats: Potter idiosyncrasies in vessel morphogenesis by Gandon, Enora, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Endler, John A, Coyle, Thelma, Bootsma, Reinoud J

“…Ceramics are quintessential indicators of human culture and its evolution across generations of social learners. Cultural transmission and evolution theory…”
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Coordination strategies used in stone knapping by Rein, Robert, Bril, Blandine, Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…Stone tool‐use and manufacture is seen as an important skill during the evolution of our species and recently there has been increased interest in the…”
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The Role of Expertise in Tool Use: Skill Differences in Functional Action Adaptations to Task Constraints by Bril, Blandine, Rein, Robert, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Wenban-Smith, Francis, Dietrich, Gilles

“…Tool use can be considered a particularly useful model to understand the nature of functional actions. In 3 experiments, tool-use actions typified by stone…”
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Functional mastery of percussive technology in nut-cracking and stone-flaking actions: experimental comparison and implications for the evolution of the human brain by Bril, Blandine, Smaers, Jeroen, Steele, James, Rein, Robert, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Dietrich, Gilles, Biryukova, Elena, Hirata, Satoshi, Roux, Valentine

“…Various authors have suggested behavioural similarities between tool use in early hominins and chimpanzee nut cracking, where nut cracking might be interpreted…”
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Cultural transmission and perception of vessel shapes among Hebron potters by Gandon, Enora, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Coyle, Thelma, Coyle, Erin, Sonabend, Raphael, Ogbonnaya, Chibueze, Endler, John, Roux, Valentine

“…•Vessel shape variations and their perception are estimated from field experiments.•We used the Elliptical Fourier method to analyze the vessel shape…”
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The Reciprocity of Environment and Action in Self-Righting Beetles: The Textures of the Ground and an Object, and the Claws by Sasaki, Masato, Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…The process of self-righting to recover the orientation to the ground was observed in Japanese beetles. Video observation of self-righting processes in an…”
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Adjusting Challenge-Skill Balance to Improve Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Yoshida, Ippei, Hirao, Kazuki, Nonaka, Tetsushi

“…We sought to investigate whether occupational therapy that includes adjusting the challenge-skill balance improves health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for…”
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Nesting of asymmetric functions in skilled bimanual action: Dynamics of hammering behavior of bead craftsmen by Nonaka, Tetsushi, Bril, Blandine

“…In human manual activities, the two hands are often engaged in differentiated roles while cooperating with each other to produce an integrated outcome. Using…”
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The utility of a care model to individualize rehabilitation in adults aged over 80 years by Hiragami, Fukumi, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Saitoh, Keisuke, Suzuki, Yasuo

“…Objective: The objectives of the present study were to assess the complexity and multidimensionality of rehabilitation needs of very old stroke patients aged ≥…”
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One month of contemporary dance modulates fractal posture in aging by Coubard, Olivier A, Ferrufino, Lena, Nonaka, Tetsushi, Zelada, Oscar, Bril, Blandine, Dietrich, Gilles

“…Understanding the human aging of postural control and how physical or motor activity improves balance and gait is challenging for both clinicians and…”
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