Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals
It is thought that, when goals are uncertain, actions are generated by averaging multiple possible movement plans. Here the authors show that movement planning under uncertainty instead varies flexibly depending on the speed of the movement in order to maximize success.
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| author | Aaron L. Wong Adrian M. Haith |
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| description | It is thought that, when goals are uncertain, actions are generated by averaging multiple possible movement plans. Here the authors show that movement planning under uncertainty instead varies flexibly depending on the speed of the movement in order to maximize success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44411f17e2a5436c9470430db37f85a72022-12-21T23:38:54ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232017-03-018111010.1038/ncomms14624Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goalsAaron L. Wong0Adrian M. Haith1Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineIt is thought that, when goals are uncertain, actions are generated by averaging multiple possible movement plans. Here the authors show that movement planning under uncertainty instead varies flexibly depending on the speed of the movement in order to maximize success.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14624 |
| spellingShingle | Aaron L. Wong Adrian M. Haith Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals Nature Communications |
| title | Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals |
| title_full | Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals |
| title_fullStr | Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals |
| title_short | Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals |
| title_sort | motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14624 |
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