Exploring the role of task success in implicit motor adaptation

Abstract

Recent work has suggested that task success, namely, hitting a target, influences implicit motor adaptation. Here, we observed that implicit adaptation is modulated by target jump manipulations, where the target abruptly "jumps" to meet the cursor; however, implicit adaptation was only weakly modulated by target size manipulations, where a static target either envelops or excludes the cursor. We discuss how these manipulations may exert their effects through different mechanisms.

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