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Feedback-driven adaptation of gravity-related sensorimotor control to an upside-down posture

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This study explores how the human nervous system adapts motor control when gravity's direction is reversed within the egocentric reference frame. Our results reveal a progressive, feedback-driven adaptation of arm movement kinematics that compensates for the altered gravitational effect. This demonstrates the plasticity of motor control strategies in atypical gravity orientations, providing new insights into the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying sensorimotor optimization and internal gravity representation.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00566.2024

Authors: Denis Barbusse, Sarah Amoura, Jérémie Gaveau, Olivier White

Institutions: Inserm, Université de Bourgogne, Cognition, Action, and Sensorimotor Plasticity, Université Laval

Language: English

Topic: Motor Control and Adaptation

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation

OpenAlex ID: W7140205735