Artificial gravity reveals that economy of action determines the stability of sensorimotor coordination.

BACKGROUND: When we move along in time with a piece of music, we synchronise the downward phase of our gesture with the beat. While it is easy to demonstrate this tendency, there is considerable debate as to its neural origins. It may have a structural basis, whereby the gravitational field acts as...

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Main Authors: Richard G Carson, Yalchin Oytam, Stephan Riek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2664928?pdf=render