Guidelines for Reporting Action Simulation Studies (GRASS): proposals to improve reporting of research in Motor Imagery and Action Observation

Moreno-Verdu, Marcos and Hamoline, Gautier and Van Caenegem, Elise and Waltzing, Baptiste and Forest, Sebastien and Valappil, Ashika and Khan, Adam and Chye, Samantha and Esselaar, Maaike and Campbell, Mark and McAllister, Craig and Kraeutner, Sarah and Poliakoff, Ellen and Frank, Cornelia and Eaves, Daniel and Wakefield, Caroline and Boe, Shaun and Holmes, Paul and Bruton, Adam and Vogt, Stefan and Wright, David and Hardwick, Robert (2023) Guidelines for Reporting Action Simulation Studies (GRASS): proposals to improve reporting of research in Motor Imagery and Action Observation. Neuropsychologia. ISSN 0028-3932

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Abstract

Researchers from multiple disciplines have studied the simulation of actions through motor imagery, action observation, or their combination. Procedures used in these studies vary considerably between research groups, and no standardized approach to reporting experimental protocols has been proposed. This has led to under-reporting of critical details, impairing the assessment, replication, synthesis, and potential clinical translation of effects. We
provide an overview of issues related to the reporting of information in action simulation studies, and discuss the benefits of standardized reporting. We propose a series of checklists that identify key details of research protocols to include when reporting action simulation studies.
Each checklist comprises A) essential methodological details, B) essential details that are relevant to a specific mode of action simulation, and C) further points that may be useful on a case-by-case basis. We anticipate that the use of these guidelines will improve the
understanding, reproduction, and synthesis of studies using action simulation, and enhance the translation of research using motor imagery and action observation to applied and clinical settings.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information and Comments:	“NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Neuropsychologia. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version will be published in Neuropsychologia, available online from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/neuropsychologia
Keywords:	Action observation system; Action simulation; Mental imagery; Mirror neurons; Movement control; Motor imagery; Motor simulation; Action Observation and Motor Imagery, AOMI, AO+MI
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Human and Digital Sciences > School of Health and Sport Sciences
Depositing User:	Caroline Wakefield
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2023 15:50
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2024 13:01
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4067

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