Two architectures of intermittent control are compared and contrasted in the context of the
single inverted pendulum model often used for describing standing in humans. The …

Stick balancing at the fingertip is a powerful paradigm for the study of the control of human
balance. Here we show that the mean stick balancing time is increased by about two-fold …

Non-smooth dynamics induced by switches, impacts, sliding, and other abrupt changes are
pervasive in physics, biology, and engineering. Yet, systems with non-smooth dynamics …

Postural sway is a result of a complex action–reaction feedback mechanism generated by
the interplay between the environment, the sensory perception, the neural system and the …

To control the sensory–motor system, internal models mimic the transformations between
motor commands and sensory signals. The present study proposed to assess the effects of …

Evidence accumulation models provide a dominant account of human decision-making, and
have been particularly successful at explaining behavioral and neural data in laboratory …

It is known that physical coupling between two subjects may be advantageous in joint tasks.
However, little is known about how two people mutually exchange information to exploit the …

The recruitment and the rate of discharge of motor units are determinants of muscle force.
Within a motoneuron pool, recruitment and rate coding of individual motor units might be …

Limit cycle oscillations (LCOs) are a hallmark of dynamic instability in time-delayed and
nonlinear systems such as climate change models, biological oscillators, and robotics. Here …

We are interested in understanding the mechanisms behind and the character of the sway
motion of healthy human subjects during quiet standing. We assume that a human body can …