Coherent Multimodal Sensory Information Allows Switching between Gravitoinertial Contexts

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 8; p. 290
• Main Authors: Barbiero, Marie, Rousseau, Célia, Papaxanthis, Charalambos, White, Olivier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers 11.05.2017; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: feedback; gravity; grip force; human centrifuge; Life Sciences; multisensory information; Neurons and Cognition; Physiology; Psychology and behavior; switching; feedback; switching; gravity; grip force; internal model; human centrifuge; multisensory information; load force; object manipulation; precision grip; motor control; internal-models; reaching movements; parabolic flight; isometric force production; arm pointing movements; held objects

Whether the central nervous system is capable to switch between contexts critically depends on experimental details. Motor control studies regularly adopt robotic devices to perturb the dynamics of a certain task. Other approaches investigate motor control by altering the gravitoinertial context its...