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Forecast or Fall: Prediction's Importance to Postural Control.

Christopher J Dakin1, David A E Bolton1

  • 1Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States.

Frontiers in Neurology
|November 15, 2018
PubMed
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Organisms use reflexive responses for immediate stability and foresight for advanced preparation. This review explores how prediction enhances postural equilibrium through anticipatory behaviors and internal models.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biomechanics
  • Motor Control

Background:

  • Organisms require responses to both anticipated and unanticipated environmental events for successful interaction.
  • Reflexive motor behaviors, triggered by sensory stimuli, are crucial for immediate postural stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the multifaceted roles of foresight, or prediction, in maintaining postural equilibrium.
  • To highlight advancements in understanding anticipatory postural behaviors and their underlying neural mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent findings on the prediction of postural instability.
  • Discussion of anticipatory changes in the nervous system's state (central set).
  • Exploration of predictive mechanisms like internal models for motor control.
Keywords:
anticipationbalancefallpostural controlpostureprediction

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Main Results:

  • Foresight improves interaction with changing environments by enabling advance tuning of motor behaviors.
  • Predictive mechanisms facilitate better action selection, processing, and compensation for delays.
  • Anticipatory postural behaviors stabilize volitional movement and compensate for disturbances.

Conclusions:

  • Prediction is essential for adaptive motor control and maintaining postural equilibrium.
  • Internal models play a key role in refining predictive behaviors, including motor affordances.
  • Further research is needed to explore prediction's contribution across diverse contexts.