Adaptation to Delayed Force Perturbations in Reaching Movements

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 5; no. 8; p. e12128
• Main Authors: Levy, Noa, Pressman, Assaf, Mussa-Ivaldi, Ferdinando A., Karniel, Amir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.08.2010; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adaptation, Physiological - physiology; Adolescent; Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomedical engineering; Brain; Brain - physiology; Brain research; Commands; Comparative analysis; Feedback; Humans; Information management; Information systems; Kinematics; Movement - physiology; Neuroscience/Behavioral Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Experimental Psychology; Neuroscience/Motor Systems; Physiology/Cognitive Neuroscience; Physiology/Motor Systems; Time Factors; Velocity; Windows (intervals); Young Adult; Chicago Illinois; Israel; United States > US; Illinois

Adaptation to deterministic force perturbations during reaching movements was extensively studied in the last few decades. Here, we use this methodology to explore the ability of the brain to adapt to a delayed velocity-dependent force field. Two groups of subjects preformed a standard reaching expe...