This collection of contributions on the subject of the neural mechanisms of sensorimotor
control resulted from a conference held in Cairns, Australia, September 3-6, 2001. While the …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the control strategies adopted by the central
nervous system (CNS) to execute movements and maintain posture. It is necessary to look …

Survival depends upon efficient motor control behaviors which enable organisms to
navigate through their environment, search for food, find a mate and avoid predation. In this …

Knowledge of limb dynamics and joint torques can provide unique predictions about neural
mechanisms responsible for the control of limb motions. During unrestrained limb …

The split-second timing necessary for survival in a vertebrate is epitomized by the midflight
adjustments of a raptorial bird as it descends upon its prey. Such precise maneuvers require …

The study of posture dynamics is important not only to understand disorders of impaired
equilibrium and protective reactions to unexpected displacements of the human body, but …

Feedback from muscle afferents is essential for locomotion to be functional under changing
external conditions. In this article, we review the role of afferent feedback in adapting …

Upright stance in humans is inherently unstable, requiring corrective action based on spatial-
orientation information from sensory systems. One might logically predict that environments …

We present a new perspective on the concept of feed-forward compared to feedback
mechanisms for motor control. We propose that conceptually all sensory information in real …

Studying adaptation to Coriolis perturbations of arm movements has advanced our
understanding of motor control and learning. We have now applied this paradigm to two …