Many psychological theories consider perception and action as two separate and relatively independent "sides" of cognition. Recent research, however, suggests that perception- and action-related processes are more intimately related that previously thought. For example, it has been shown that perception often operates in the service of action. That is, the information that needs to be selected from the environment depends on what actions are or will be performed. Therefore, a better understanding of perception and attention can be achieved by studying how they are tied to and influenced by action-related processes. In particular, we are interested in how the planning and execution of actions can affect perception and the allocation of attention.
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