WATCH AND LEARN

The Impact of Observational Learning on Brain and Behaviour Throughout the Lifespan

Coordinatore	BANGOR UNIVERSITY    more  Organization address address: COLLEGE ROAD city: BANGOR postcode: LL57 2DG contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Christine Cognome: Davey Email: send email Telefono: +44 1248 382136 Fax: +44 1248 382042
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	75˙000 €
EC contributo	75˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG
Funding Scheme	MC-CIG
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-09-01   -   2016-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	BANGOR UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: COLLEGE ROAD city: BANGOR postcode: LL57 2DG contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Christine Cognome: Davey Email: send email Telefono: +44 1248 382136 Fax: +44 1248 382042	UK (BANGOR)	coordinator	75˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'As humans, our ability to survive within a social world is facilitated by learning through observing others. As such, when learning tasks as simple as tying one’s shoes or as complex as performing heart surgery, we learn by watching from childhood through to old age. Many researchers from the behavioural and brain sciences suggest that observational and physical learning share common features. What remains unknown is how our brains and behaviour change when learning by observation across the lifespan, as well as how age impacts the effectiveness of observational learning. To address these questions, I measure the impact of observational learning on behaviour and brain activity among children, young adults, and older adults. The ultimate aim is to develop a means of identifying factors associated with observational learning success, which in turn will inform observation-based interventions used in education and therapeutic contexts. The most direct implication of the ‘Watch and Learn’ project is a better understanding of how we transform visual information to physical skills from childhood through to advanced age. More broadly, those who teach or rehabilitate motor skills in people of all ages stand to benefit from the project’s findings through an improved understanding of how observational learning compares to physical learning in terms of behavioural performance, and how quickly or effectively individuals of different ages may be expected to learn by observation. Outreach activities are targeted at educators who teach physical skills in schools and hospitals, with the aim that observational approaches may be optimized based on the results of this project.'