Don’t watch your step: gaze behavior adapts with practice of a target stepping task
Alexander Cates, Keith E. Gordon
Abstract
People consistently vary how they use visual information to inform walking. However, what drives this variation and how sampled visual information changes with locomotor learning is not well understood. Here, we find that gaze fixation locations moved farther ahead while step error decreases as participants practice a target stepping task. The results suggest that participants increasingly used a feedforward locomotor control strategy with practice.
Topics & Concepts
GazeFixation (population genetics)PsychologyMotor learningEye movementFeed forwardTask (project management)Cognitive psychologyMotor controlVisual searchCommunicationComputer sciencePhysical medicine and rehabilitationArtificial intelligenceNeurosciencePopulationMedicineEngineeringManagementEnvironmental healthControl engineeringEconomicsMotor Control and AdaptationBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionVestibular and auditory disorders