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Presentation 2008-03-12 11:30
Difference between motor-learning-strategies for gradual and sudden visuomotor rotations
Naoki Saijo (NTT), Hiroaki Gomi (NTT/JST) NC2007-134
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(in English) Previous studies have suggested that a gradually introduced visuomotor discrepancy results in more complete visuomotor adaptation for goal-directed reaching than a suddenly introduced one. However, it is unclear what mechanism allows such a complete adaptation. Here, we investigated the computational mechanism of the visuomotor adaptation for suddenly or gradually introduced visuomotor discrepancy. Subjects practiced a fast center-out reaching with the hand position cursor rotated around the start position. One group of subjects was suddenly exposed to the 60 deg cursor rotation, and that rotation was kept throughout the training. After the training, approximate straight hand trajectory was observed with an elongated reaction time. On the other hand, another group of subjects, who were exposed to the cursor rotations updated incrementally up to 60 deg, generated the curved trajectory without changes in the reaction time after the training. When the hand cursor was turned off, the reaching endpoint was away from the target position. Additionally, the analysis of the response to the visual perturbation reveals that the visual feedback gain increased after the training. Taken together, these results suggest that, in the visuomotor rotation task, the motor planning process adapts to reduce the sudden large error, and that the motor execution process, including the visual feedback controller, adapts to reduce the small error without changes in the motor planning process.
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(in English) motor control / adaptation / visuomotor rotation / feedback control / / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 107, no. 542, NC2007-134, pp. 133-138, March 2008.
Paper # NC2007-134 
Date of Issue 2008-03-05 (NC) 
ISSN Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685    Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Committee NC MBE  
Conference Date 2008-03-12 - 2008-03-14 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English) Tamagawa Univ 
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Conference Code 2008-03-NC-MBE 
Language Japanese 
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Title (in English) Difference between motor-learning-strategies for gradual and sudden visuomotor rotations 
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Keyword(1) motor control  
Keyword(2) adaptation  
Keyword(3) visuomotor rotation  
Keyword(4) feedback control  
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1st Author's Name Naoki Saijo  
1st Author's Affiliation Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
2nd Author's Name Hiroaki Gomi  
2nd Author's Affiliation Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT/JST)
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Date Time 2008-03-12 11:30:00 
Presentation Time 20 minutes 
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Paper # NC2007-134 
Volume (vol) vol.107 
Number (no) no.542 
Page pp.133-138 
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Date of Issue 2008-03-05 (NC) 


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