Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes

The characteristics of goal-directed actions tend to resemble those of previously executed actions, but it is unclear whether such effects depend strictly on action history, or also reflect context-dependent processes related to predictive motor planning. Here we manipulated the time available to in...

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Main Authors: Marinovic, Welber, Poh, E., De Rugy, A., Carroll, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59336
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author Marinovic, Welber
Poh, E.
De Rugy, A.
Carroll, T.
author_facet Marinovic, Welber
Poh, E.
De Rugy, A.
Carroll, T.
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description The characteristics of goal-directed actions tend to resemble those of previously executed actions, but it is unclear whether such effects depend strictly on action history, or also reflect context-dependent processes related to predictive motor planning. Here we manipulated the time available to initiate movements after a target was specified, and studied the effects of predictable movement sequences, to systematically dissociate effects of the most recently executed movement from the movement required next. We found that directional biases due to recent movement history strongly depend upon movement preparation time, suggesting an important contribution from predictive planning. However predictive biases co-exist with an independent source of bias that depends only on recent movement history. The results indicate that past experience influences movement execution through a combination of temporally-stable processes that are strictly use-dependent, and dynamically-evolving and context-dependent processes that reflect prediction of future actions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-593362018-03-02T03:13:54Z Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes Marinovic, Welber Poh, E. De Rugy, A. Carroll, T. The characteristics of goal-directed actions tend to resemble those of previously executed actions, but it is unclear whether such effects depend strictly on action history, or also reflect context-dependent processes related to predictive motor planning. Here we manipulated the time available to initiate movements after a target was specified, and studied the effects of predictable movement sequences, to systematically dissociate effects of the most recently executed movement from the movement required next. We found that directional biases due to recent movement history strongly depend upon movement preparation time, suggesting an important contribution from predictive planning. However predictive biases co-exist with an independent source of bias that depends only on recent movement history. The results indicate that past experience influences movement execution through a combination of temporally-stable processes that are strictly use-dependent, and dynamically-evolving and context-dependent processes that reflect prediction of future actions. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59336 10.7554/eLife.26713 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Marinovic, Welber
Poh, E.
De Rugy, A.
Carroll, T.
Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes
title Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes
title_full Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes
title_fullStr Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes
title_full_unstemmed Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes
title_short Action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes
title_sort action history influences subsequent movement via two distinct processes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59336