Motor control is decision-making

Highlights ► Movement planning and control may be viewed as a form of decision-making. ► Movement is thus influenced by prior knowledge, sensory and motor uncertainty, and the loss function. ► Recent research indicates movement plans can be near optimal. ► Response to movement error may also be view...

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Published in:Current opinion in neurobiology 2012-12, Vol.22 (6), p.996-1003
Main Authors: Wolpert, Daniel M, Landy, Michael S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Decision Making - physiology
Efferent Pathways - physiology
Humans
Models, Neurological
Motor Activity - physiology
Motor Cortex - physiology
Neurology
Psychiatry
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
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Summary:Highlights ► Movement planning and control may be viewed as a form of decision-making. ► Movement is thus influenced by prior knowledge, sensory and motor uncertainty, and the loss function. ► Recent research indicates movement plans can be near optimal. ► Response to movement error may also be viewed relative to an ideal performance model.
ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2012.05.003