Lists of items used in assessments of the conceptual system for action and the action production system
| (1) The items below were used in the following tasks: naming of actions (limb and axial items only), naming of tools (limb transitive items only), specification of tool use (limb transitive items only) and execution of single familiar actions (all items). | ||
|---|---|---|
| Limb transitive | Limb intransitive | Axial |
| Hammer | Salute | Shovelling |
| Pen | Thumbs down | Standing like a boxer |
| Screwdriver | Hitch-hiking | Directing traffic |
| Comb | “Come here“ | |
| Razor | Shaking fist | |
| Toothbrush | Stop | |
| Buccofacial transitive | Buccofacial intransitive | |
| Suck through a straw | Stick out tongue | |
| Sniff a flower | Blow a kiss | |
| Blow out a match | Cough | |
| (2) Action recognition: the test items (and distractors) are listed below. | ||
| Limb transitive | ||
| Hammering (body part as object, open hand towards table) | ||
| Combing hair (body part as object, fingers held towards hair) | ||
| Shaving (body part as object, outstretched finger drawn across face) | ||
| Brushing teeth (body part as object, brush face) | ||
| Writing (body part as object, fingers towards page) | ||
| Using a screwdriver (body part as object, hand towards / away from table) | ||
| Limb intransitive | ||
| Saluting (reverse hand, hand to top of head) | ||
| Thumbs down (whole hand down, index finger and thumb down) | ||
| Hitch hiking (whole hand movement with fingers apart, little finger out) | ||
| “Come here” (hand up but still, alternate fingers spread apart/together) | ||
| Shaking fist (hand in open ball, limp wrist) | ||
| “Stop” (hand flexed on wrist, alternate flexion and extension of hand) | ||
| (3) Hand and finger position imitation: the test items are listed below. | ||
| One hand (hands tested in turn) | Both hands | |
| Extend thumb | Extend and touch thumbs | |
| Extend little finger | Form an open tent with all fingers touching | |
| Extend index finger | Create a large o with thumbs and index fingers | |
| Form ring with thumb and index | Close one hand over other fist | |
| Extend index and little finger up | Clasp hands | |
| Sequences of hand movement | ||
| Alternating opening and closing of fists | ||
| Alternating supination and pronation of hands | ||
| Extend right index finger, then form a ring between left thumb and index finger | ||
| Extend right index finger, then left, then lock them | ||
| Extend left index finger, then right little finger, then lock them | ||