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The continuous updating of grasp in response to dynamic changes in object size, hand size and distractor proximity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20933527     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Reaching out to pick up an object seems a trivial matter, but selecting the appropriate hand configuration requires a series of complex computations that process the object's dimensions, orientation and environment. A current debate in motor control concerns how and when the motor system responds to unexpected changes in the visual and spatial properties of objects to be grasped. In the current experiment, visual manipulations that increased either target size, distractor proximity or hand size were applied gradually and continuously throughout reach to grasp movements. All manipulations were associated with early and continuous modifications of the grasping component, but only an increase in hand size affected transport characteristics. This suggests that visual information of both the object and the effector are continuously processed in movement computations, in keeping with models of motor control that posit high weighting for online sensory feedback.
Authors:
Sophia Karok; Roger Newport
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-10-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuropsychologia     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1873-3514     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuropsychologia     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-08     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0020713     Medline TA:  Neuropsychologia     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3891-900     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK.
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