How to distinguish between referent configuration and internal models hypotheses of motor control?
How to distinguish between referent configuration and internal models hypotheses of motor control?
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如何区分运动控制的参考配置和内部模型假设?
DOI:
10.1016/j.plrev.2021.02.004
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
11.7
通讯作者:
Prilutsky, Boris I.
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作者:
Prilutsky, Boris I.
In his review [1], Mark Latash provided a description of the referent configuration hypothesis of motor control (RC-hypothesis), a generalized version of the lambda-model of the equilibrium point hypothesis [2, 3], using a physical approach to biological functions. Namely, he framed the actions in motor control and perception as processes resulting from active control of parameters (ie, muscle length thresholds of tonic stretch reflex) of a biology-specific law of nature–the tonic stretch reflex; see also [2]. The RC-hypothesis offers an elegant solution to the extremely complex problem of movement control of animal multi-segmented bodies. According to the RC-hypothesis, the nervous system does not compute the numerous variables of planned movements (muscle forces, joint angles, limb endpoint trajectory); rather, it simply shifts the equilibrium (referent) configuration of the limb (or changes stretch reflex muscle length thresholds) to a new location, and limb moves to the new configuration due to reflex-evoked muscle activities; eg [4]. The RC-hypothesis is based on solid foundation in physics and neurophysiology and has been able to account for a large body of experimental evidence [1, 5, 6]. Roboticists also have recognized the advantages of this type of movement control of multi-segment mechanical systems; eg [7]. Yet, the RC-hypothesis still is not commonly recognized as the primary hypothesis of motor control. The internal models/optimal feedback control hypothesis [8, 9] has been equally influential. The fact that the above hypotheses have not been unambiguously rejected or supported can be explained by difficulties of designing a rigorous experiment, in which critical parameters and