Neural Control of Stopping and Stabilizing the Arm

Authors

Shanie A. L. Jayasinghe, Pennsylvania State University - College of MedicineFollow
Robert A. Scheidt, Marquette UniversityFollow
Robert L. Sainburg, Pennsylvania State University - College of MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2022

Publisher

Frontiers Media S.A.

Source Publication

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Source ISSN

1662-5145

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2022.835852

Abstract

Stopping is a crucial yet under-studied action for planning and producing meaningful and efficient movements. In this review, we discuss classical human psychophysics studies as well as those using engineered systems that aim to develop models of motor control of the upper limb. We present evidence for a hybrid model of motor control, which has an evolutionary advantage due to division of labor between cerebral hemispheres. Stopping is a fundamental aspect of movement that deserves more attention in research than it currently receives. Such research may provide a basis for understanding arm stabilization deficits that can occur following central nervous system (CNS) damage.

Comments

Published version. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, Vol. 16 (February 2022). DOI. © 2022 Jayasinghe, Scheidt and Sainburg. Used with permission.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Jayasinghe, Shanie A. L.; Scheidt, Robert A.; and Sainburg, Robert L., "Neural Control of Stopping and Stabilizing the Arm" (2022). Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 654.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bioengin_fac/654