Error correction, sensory prediction, and adaptation in motor control

• Published in: Annual review of neuroscience Vol. 33; p. 89
• Main Authors: Shadmehr, Reza, Smith, Maurice A, Krakauer, John W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological - physiology; Animals; Feedback, Physiological - physiology; Humans; Movement - physiology; Predictive Value of Tests; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Sensation - physiology; Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology

Motor control is the study of how organisms make accurate goal-directed movements. Here we consider two problems that the motor system must solve in order to achieve such control. The first problem is that sensory feedback is noisy and delayed, which can make movements inaccurate and unstable. The s...