Recipient Design in Communicative Pointing.

In this study, we contribute to this debate by studying a simple communicative behavior, communicative pointing, under conditions of successful (error-free) communication. Using an information-theoretic measure, called legibility, we present evidence of recipient design in communicative pointing. The legibility effect is present early in the movement, suggesting that it is an intrinsic part of the communicative plan. Moreover, it is reliable only from the viewpoint of the addressee, suggesting that the motor plan is tuned to the addressee. These findings suggest that recipient design is an intrinsic feature of human communication.
PMID: 31087589 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Cognitive Science - April 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Winner T, Selen L, Murillo Oosterwijk A, Verhagen L, Medendorp WP, van Rooij I, Toni I Tags: Cogn Sci Source Type: research