Does the motor control system use multiple models and context switching to cope with a variable environment?

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A Karniel,F A Mussa-Ivaldi,

Studies of arm movements have shown that subjects learn to compensate predictable mechanical perturbations by developing a representation of the relation between the state of motion of the arm and the perturbing forces. Here, we tested the hypothesis that subjects construct internal representations of two different force fields and switch between them when presented with an alternating sequence of these fields. Our results do not support this hypothesis. Subjects performed reaching movements in four sessions over 4 days. On the 1st day the robotic manipulandum perturbed the movement by perpendicular force that alternated its direction after each movement. Subjects were unable to construct the two underlying models and switch between them. On the 2nd day only one field was applied and well learned. On the 3rd day only the other field was applied and well learned. Then the experiment of the 1st day was repeated on the 4th day. Even after this extensive training subjects showed no signs of improved performance with alternating fields. This result combined with previous studies suggests that the central nervous system has a strong tendency to employ a single internal model when dealing with a sequence of perturbations.

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A Karniel,FA Mussa-Ivaldi,

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Does the motor control system use multiple models and context switching to cope with a variable environment? Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, U.S. Gov't,

Journal: Experimental brain research. Experimentelle Hirnfo

VOLUME: 143

Page Numbers: 520-4

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ISSN: 0014-4819

DAY: 1

MONTH: 03

YEAR: 2002

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KEYWORDS: Psychomotor Performance

MESH TERMS: physiology

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AFFILIATION: Department of Physiology, Northwestern University Medical School, and Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, IL 60611, USA. karniel@northwestern.edu

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