Mechanism of motor control by accounting for the gravitational effect

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26882053
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Developmental mechanisms and the body works
Research Institution	Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
Principal Investigator	YAMAMOTO Shinji 大阪体育大学, 体育学部, 助手 (40736526)
Project Period (FY)	2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	重力 / 運動制御 / 中枢神経系
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Since gravity pulls the body downward, in order to execute a movement, the central nervous system (CNS) has to control the movement while taking into account the gravitational effect on the body. The present study tries to elucidate the underlying mechanism by studying vertical pointing movements. Our results suggest that the CNS controls the movement by taking into account the gravitational effect according to direction and phase of the movement.

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