The effect of visual uncertainty on implicit motor adaptation
Jonathan S. Tsay, Guy Avraham, Hyosub E. Kim, Darius E. Parvin, Zixuan Wang, Richard B. Ivry
Abstract
Sensorimotor adaptation is influenced by both the size and variance of error information. In the present study, we varied visual uncertainty and error size in a factorial manner and evaluated their joint effect on adaptation, using a feedback method that avoids inherent limitations with standard visuomotor tasks. Uncertainty attenuated adaptation but only when the error was small. This striking interaction highlights a novel constraint for models of sensorimotor adaptation.
Topics & Concepts
Adaptation (eye)Constraint (computer-aided design)Variance (accounting)Computer scienceCognitive psychologyVisual feedbackPsychologyArtificial intelligenceNeuroscienceMathematicsAccountingBusinessGeometryMotor Control and AdaptationTactile and Sensory InteractionsMuscle activation and electromyography studies