Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance
Abstract Acting in concert with others, a key aspect of our social life, requires behavioral coordination between persons on multiple timescales. When zooming in on the kinematic properties of movements, it appears that small speed fluctuations, called submovements, are embedded within otherwise smo...
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| author | Julien Laroche Alice Tomassini Luciano Fadiga Alessandro D’Ausilio |
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| description | Abstract Acting in concert with others, a key aspect of our social life, requires behavioral coordination between persons on multiple timescales. When zooming in on the kinematic properties of movements, it appears that small speed fluctuations, called submovements, are embedded within otherwise smooth end-point trajectories. Submovements, by occurring at a faster timescale than that of movements, offer a novel window upon the functional relationship between distinct motor timescales. In this regard, it has previously been shown that when partners visually synchronize their movements, they also coordinate the timing of their submovement by following an alternated pattern. However, it remains unclear whether the mechanisms behind submovement coordination are domain-general or specific to the visual modality, and whether they have relevance for interpersonal coordination also at the scale of whole movements. In a series of solo and dyadic tasks, we show that submovements are also present and coordinated across partners when sensorimotor interactions are mediated by auditory feedback only. Importantly, the accuracy of task-instructed interpersonal coordination at the movement level correlates with the strength of submovement coordination. These results demonstrate that submovement coordination is a potentially fundamental mechanism that participates in interpersonal motor coordination regardless of the sensory domain mediating the interaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea653dce56434109a181c3aa5472f6ef2024-03-05T18:45:47ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-02-0114111510.1038/s41598-024-51629-zSubmovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performanceJulien Laroche0Alice Tomassini1Luciano Fadiga2Alessandro D’Ausilio3Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of TechnologyCenter for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of TechnologyCenter for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of TechnologyCenter for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of TechnologyAbstract Acting in concert with others, a key aspect of our social life, requires behavioral coordination between persons on multiple timescales. When zooming in on the kinematic properties of movements, it appears that small speed fluctuations, called submovements, are embedded within otherwise smooth end-point trajectories. Submovements, by occurring at a faster timescale than that of movements, offer a novel window upon the functional relationship between distinct motor timescales. In this regard, it has previously been shown that when partners visually synchronize their movements, they also coordinate the timing of their submovement by following an alternated pattern. However, it remains unclear whether the mechanisms behind submovement coordination are domain-general or specific to the visual modality, and whether they have relevance for interpersonal coordination also at the scale of whole movements. In a series of solo and dyadic tasks, we show that submovements are also present and coordinated across partners when sensorimotor interactions are mediated by auditory feedback only. Importantly, the accuracy of task-instructed interpersonal coordination at the movement level correlates with the strength of submovement coordination. These results demonstrate that submovement coordination is a potentially fundamental mechanism that participates in interpersonal motor coordination regardless of the sensory domain mediating the interaction.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51629-z |
| spellingShingle | Julien Laroche Alice Tomassini Luciano Fadiga Alessandro D’Ausilio Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance Scientific Reports |
| title | Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance |
| title_full | Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance |
| title_fullStr | Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance |
| title_short | Submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio-motor coordination performance |
| title_sort | submovement interpersonal coupling is associated to audio motor coordination performance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51629-z |
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