Motor planning under uncertainty. [PDF]
Elife, 2021 Actions often require the selection of a specific goal amongst a range of possibilities, like when a softball player must precisely position her glove to field a fast-approaching ground ball. Previous studies have suggested that during goal uncertainty the brain prepares for all potential goals in parallel and averages the corresponding motor plans to ...
Alhussein L, Smith MA.
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A comprehensive approach to studying motor planning and execution using 3D-printed objects and motion tracking technology [PDF]
Frontiers in Human NeuroscienceBackgroundMotor planning critically supports efficient hand grasping and object manipulation, involving the precise integration of sensory cues and anticipatory motor commands.
Alexander Vyazmin +6 more
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Anticipation (second-order motor planning) is stored in memory – processing of grasp postures in a priming paradigm [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThe end-state comfort effect (ESC) describes the tendency to grasp an object with an initial uncomfortable grasp posture in order to achieve a comfortable end posture. The ESC is an example for anticipative processes in manual action.
Jonas Kämpfer +5 more
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Development of motor planning in children: Disentangling elements of the planning process [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2020 Second-order motor planning of grasping movements is usually measured using tasks that focus on the relative (dis)comfort of end posture of the arm and hand regardless of the objective outcome of performance. This may underestimate the ability for forward planning in young children. In the current study, we aimed to examine the developmental mechanisms
Bert Steenbergen +2 more
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Aging and Complexity Effects on Hemisphere-Dependent Movement-Related Beta Desynchronization during Bimanual Motor Planning and Execution [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2022 With aging comes degradation of bimanual movement performance. A hallmark feature of bimanual movements is movement-related beta desynchronization (MRBD), an attenuation in the amplitude of beta oscillations associated with sensorimotor activation. Here,
Sybren Van Hoornweder +6 more
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Motor planning brings human primary somatosensory cortex into action-specific preparatory states [PDF]
eLife, 2022 Motor planning plays a critical role in producing fast and accurate movement. Yet, the neural processes that occur in human primary motor and somatosensory cortex during planning, and how they relate to those during movement execution, remain poorly ...
Giacomo Ariani +2 more
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On the Emergence of Phonological Knowledge and on Motor Planning and Motor Programming in a Developmental Model of Speech Production [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2022 A broad sketch for a model of speech production is outlined which describes developmental aspects of its cognitive-linguistic and sensorimotor components. A description of the emergence of phonological knowledge is a central point in our model sketch. It
Bernd J. Kröger +2 more
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Age-related changes in motor planning for prior intentions: a mouse tracking reach-to-click task [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyWhen we complete sequential movements with different intentions, we plan our movements and adjust ahead. Such a phenomenon is called anticipatory planning for prior intentions and is known to decline with age.
Shujing Zhang +7 more
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Turkish Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Motor Planning Maze Assessment (MPMA) [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesThe MPMA is a performance-based evaluation designed to quickly and accurately screen for motor planning challenges in children between 3 and 12 years old. This test is currently unavailable in Turkish.
Zeynep Ozdemir +3 more
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What is the point of motor planning? [PDF]
International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2004 Abstract In this paper we review our theory of posture‐based motion planning, which emphasizes the fact that a single action may be governed by a number of simultaneous constraints and that motion planning is hierarchical with initial emphasis on the determination of goal postures.
Ruud G J Meulenbroek +2 more
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