Proprioception plays a different role for sensorimotor adaptation to different distortions

• Published in: Human movement science Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 415 - 423
• Main Authors: Bock, Otmar, Thomas, Monika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological - physiology; Adaptations; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Elbow; Feedback; Feedback, Sensory - physiology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hand; Hands; Humans; Joints - innervation; Kinematics; Kinesthesia; Kinesthesis - physiology; Male; Motor learning; Muscle contraction; Muscle, Skeletal - innervation; Muscles; Neural Pathways - physiology; Orientation - physiology; Perceptual Distortion - physiology; Proprioception; Proprioception - physiology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Reaction Time - physiology; Sensorimotor coordination; sensorimotor system; Shoulder; Shoulders; Velocity; Vertebrates: body movement. Posture. Locomotion. Flight. Swimming. Physical exercise. Rest. Sports; Vibration; Vibrations; Vision; Visual system; Wrist; Wrists; Young Adult; Sensorimotor coordination; Vibration; 2343; 2330; 2560; Motor learning; Kinesthesia; Human; Play; Acquisition process; Proprioception; Distortion; Motricity; Adaptation

If proprioceptive feedback is degraded by agonist–antagonist muscle vibration, then adaptation to rotated vision remains intact while adaptation to a velocity-dependent force field worsens. Here we evaluate whether this differential effect of vibration is related to the physical nature of the distor...