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Markus Huber¹, Alois Knoll, Thomas Brandt

¹Center for Sensorimotor Research and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany. mhuber@nefo.med.uni-muenchen.de

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Science
Neuroscience
Human Motor Control

Background:

Joint action is fundamental to human interaction.
Motor control mechanisms in physical, unscripted joint actions remain poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate motor control strategies in a physical joint-action task.
Examine how partners implicitly coordinate actions without verbal communication.

Main Methods:

A physical handover task involving sequential passing of wooden cubes between two subjects.
Analysis of temporal parameters (e.g., reaction time) and spatial handover positions across trials.

Main Results:

Reaction time and other temporal parameters decreased with successive trials, indicating online optimization.
The spatial position of the handover remained consistent and independent of trials.

Conclusions:

Physical joint action is guided by both online adaptation and pre-existing assumptions.
Implicit negotiation enhances task efficiency in real-time coordination.