Abstract

This study investigated the effects of altered visual gain levels on bilateral motor synergies determined by the uncontrolled manifold (UCM) hypothesis and force control. Twelve healthy participants performed bimanual index finger abduction force control tasks at 20% of their maximal voluntary contraction across four different visual gain conditions: 8, 80, 256, and 512 pixels/N. Quantifying force accuracy and variability within a trial provided a bimanual force control outcome. The UCM analysis measured bilateral motor synergies, a proportion of good variance to bad variance across multiple trials. Correlation analyses determined whether changes in the UCM variables were related to changes in force control variables from the lowest to highest visual gain conditions, respectively. Multiple analyses indicated that the three highest visual gain conditions in comparison to the lowest visual gain increased values of bilateral motor synergies and target force accuracy. The correlation findings showed that a reduction of bad variance from the lowest to three highest visual gain conditions was related to increased force accuracy. These findings reveal that visual gain greater than 8 pixels/N facilitates bimanual force control.

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Title
Higher visual gain contributions to bilateral motor synergies and force control
Author
Lee, Tae Lee 1 ; Lee, Hanall 1 ; Kang, Nyeonju 2 ; Cauraugh, James H. 3 

 Incheon National University, Department of Human Movement Science, Incheon, South Korea (GRID:grid.412977.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 7395); Incheon National University, Neuromechanical Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, Division of Sport Science and Sport Science Institute, Incheon, South Korea (GRID:grid.412977.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 7395) 
 Incheon National University, Department of Human Movement Science, Incheon, South Korea (GRID:grid.412977.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 7395); Incheon National University, Division of Sport Science, Sport Science Institute, and Health Promotion Center, Incheon, South Korea (GRID:grid.412977.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 7395); Incheon National University, Neuromechanical Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, Division of Sport Science and Sport Science Institute, Incheon, South Korea (GRID:grid.412977.e) (ISNI:0000 0004 0532 7395) 
 University of Florida, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, Gainesville, USA (GRID:grid.15276.37) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8091) 
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2730485051
Copyright
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