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Visual feedback in the control of reaching movements. David Knill and Jeff Saunders. Two types of motor control. Ballistic Feedback control. Ballistic control. Motor commands. Target state. Motor planning. Physical plant. New System states. Initial system state.
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Visual feedback in the control of reaching movements David Knill and Jeff Saunders
Two types of motor control • Ballistic • Feedback control
Ballistic control Motor commands Target state Motor planning Physical plant New System states Initial system state
Feedback control Motor commands Target state Motor planning Physical plant New System states Initial System state Sensory system
Baseball examples • Ballistic control • Hitting • Throwing • Feedback control • Running to catch a ball
Eye-hand coordination EOG signal Finger position
Movement start EOG signal Finger position
Ballistic control Motor commands Target state Motor planning Physical plant New System states Initial system state
Questions • Does the visuo-motor system use visual information about target on-line to update motor program?
Feedback control Motor commands Target state Motor planning Physical plant New System states Initial System state Sensory system
Questions • Does the visuo-motor system use visual information about target on-line to update motor program? • Does the visuo-motor system use continuous feedback from the hand during a movement to control the movement
Questions • Does the visuo-motor system use visual information about target on-line to update motor program? • Does the visuo-motor system use continuous feedback from the hand during a movement to control the movement • What visual information is used?
Question • Does the visuo-motor system use visual information about target on-line to update motor program?
Question • Does the visuo-motor system use visual information about target on-line to update motor program? • Yes - for detectable target motion (e.g. catching a moving object)
Question • Does the visuo-motor system use visual information about target on-line to update motor program? • Yes - for detectable target motion (e.g. catching a moving object) • ?? - for imperceptible changes in target position
Experiment • Perturb position of target during a saccade (imperceptible change) • Does motor system correct for change in target position?
Perturbed trials Unperturbed trials
Results • Automatically correct for imperceptible target perturbations. • Correct for perturbations • Perpendicular to movement • In direction of movement • Reaction time = 150 ms • Smooth corrections
Question • Does the visuo-motor system use continuous feedback from the hand during a movement to control the movement?
Hypotheses • Classic model • Ballistic control during “fast” phase of motion • Feedback control during end, “slow” phase of motion • Continuous model • Feedback control throughout movement
Arguments against continuous feedback • Visuo-motor delay (~100 ms) is too large for effective control during fast phase. • Removing vision of hand early in motion does not affect end-point error. • Corrections to target perturbations are just as strong with or w/o vision of hand.