Very briefly hiding the hand impedes goal-directed arm movements
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Seeing the position and motion of one's hand helps guide the hand to objects that one wants to interact with. If the latest available visual information guides the hand at each moment, slightly delaying access to such information should impede performance. We show that increasing the average delay by a few milliseconds, by briefly hiding the hand, does indeed increase the time it takes to reach a target.
Source: Perception
Authors: Eli Brenner, Jeroen B.J. Smeets
Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Language: English
Topic: Motor Control and Adaptation
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,650
OpenAlex ID: W4415549023