Guidelines for reporting action simulation studies (GRASS): Proposals to improve reporting of research in motor imagery and action observation.

Sarah N Kraeutner, Robert M Hardwick, David J Wright, Stefan Vogt, Adam M Bruton, Paul S Holmes, Shaun G Boe, Caroline Wakefield, Daniel L Eaves, Cornelia Frank, Ellen Poliakoff, Marcos Moreno-Verdú, Craig J McAllister, Mark J Campbell, Maaike Esselaar, Samantha Chye, Adam H Khan, Ashika C Valappil, Sébastien Forest, Baptiste M Waltzing, Elise E Van Caenegem, Gautier Hamoline

Journal: Neuropsychologia 2023;192():108733

PMID: 37956956

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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.

Address: Brain, Action, And Skill Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience (Cognition and Systems Division), UC Louvain, Belgium; Department of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.; Brain, Action, And Skill Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience (Cognition and Systems Division), UC Louvain, Belgium.; Simulating Movements to Improve Learning and Execution (SMILE) Research Group, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Roehampton, UK.; Research Centre for Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.; Lero Esports Science Research Lab, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Department & Lero the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Software Research, University of Limerick, Ireland.; Centre for Human Brain Health, School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.; Neuroplasticity, Imagery, And Motor Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychology & Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada.; Body Eyes and Movement (BEAM) Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, UK.; Cognition, Imagery and Learning in Action Laboratory, Department of Sports and Movement Science, School of Educational and Cultural Studies, Osnabrueck University, Germany.; Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, UK.; School of Health and Sport Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, UK.; Laboratory for Brain Recovery and Function, School of Physiotherapy and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Canada.; Research Centre for Health, Psychology and Communities, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.; Simulating Movements to Improve Learning and Execution (SMILE) Research Group, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Roehampton, UK; : Centre for Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, UK.; Perception and Action Group, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, UK.; Brain, Action, And Skill Laboratory, Institute of Neuroscience (Cognition and Systems Division), UC Louvain, Belgium. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108733

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MeSH Terms: Humans, Imagination, Imagery, Psychotherapy, Poaceae