THE ROLE OF MOTOR INTENTION DURING PASSIVE MOTOR LEARNING

Takashi Sakamoto, Toshiyuki Kondo

Abstract

In robotic rehabilitation context, it has been believed that having an active motor intention is a crucial factor. However, the effectiveness of passive motor learning with/without motor intention has not been clearly understood. To clarify this question, we investigate whether passive arm movements by a robotic manipulandum affect the motor learning of an arm-reaching task under an unfamiliar visuomotor rotation. Experimental results suggest that passive motor experiences have positive effect on the motor learning, even though it is signi?cantly smaller than active motor learning. Moreover, we found that there was no signi?cant difference whether subjects had motor intention or not during passive motor experiences.

Keywords

motor intention, passive motor learning, visuomotor rotation

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TC18 - Measurement of Human Functions

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