The structure of somatosensory information for human postural control.
The structure of somatosensory information for human postural control.
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人体姿势控制的体感信息结构。
DOI:
10.1123/mcj.2.1.13
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发表时间:
1998
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通讯作者:
Lackner,JR
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作者:
Jeka,JJ;Ribeiro,P;Oie,K;Lackner,JR
The goal of the present study was to determine the properties of the somatosensory stimulus that alter its temporal coupling to body sway. Six standing subjects were tested while touching a metal plate positioned either directly in front of or lateral to the subject. In each condition, the plate moved 4 mm at 0.2 Hz in either the medial-lateral (ML) or anterior-posterior direction (AP). The results showed that coupling between body sway and touch plate movement was strongest when the touch plate moved in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the arm. Coupling strength was weaker when the touch plate moved perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm. The results consistently show that a radial expansion stimulus was more effective than a lamellar-type stimulus at the fingertip. Moreover, somatosensory information from a surface is interpreted in terms of the orientation of the contact limb and the potential degrees of freedom available through its movement.