2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Sensorimotor control mechanisms for interaction with environments

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21700598
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Physical education
Research Institution	NTT Communication Science Laboratories
Principal Investigator	KIMURA Toshitaka NTT Communication Science Laboratories, 人間情報研究部, 研究主任 (40447032)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	身体システム / 運動制御 / リアクション調節
Research Abstract	To adjust to changes in external environments during movement, it is quite effective to appropriately control the reaction (so-called reflex) unconsciously executed from the sensory input in a short latency. We examined how somatosensory reflex control is done during movement. The results showed that somatosensory reflex amplitude was modulated quickly (about 0.1 sec) in response to dynamical change in environment and that somatosensory reflex modulation also occurred to the visual change, suggesting flexible reflex control depending on external environments.

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