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Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays.

Brandon G Rasman^1,2,3, Patrick A Forbes², Ryan M Peters^3,4,5

¹School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

|August 10, 2021

Summary

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Humans can learn to adapt to balance control delays. The nervous system adjusts self-motion estimates to accommodate sensorimotor delays, improving stability and reducing perceived motion uncertainty.

Keywords:

human motion perception neuroscience posture sensorimotor adaptation sensorimotor delay standing balance control vestibular

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Biomechanics
Robotics

Background:

Human balance control depends on accurate self-motion perception.
Sensorimotor delays in neural pathways can challenge balance.
Adaptation to delays is crucial for maintaining postural stability.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how the human nervous system adapts to sensorimotor delays during standing balance.
To examine the effects of imposed delays on vestibular contributions and motion perception.
To understand the learning mechanisms underlying adaptation to balance control delays.

Main Methods:

Utilized a robotic system to simulate ankle-driven standing balance in the anteroposterior direction.
Imposed controlled sensorimotor delays into the balance control system.
Assessed changes in vestibular contributions and perception of unexpected motion before and after training.

Main Results:

Imposed delays destabilized standing and reduced vestibular influence, increasing perceived motion uncertainty.
Participants successfully adapted to the imposed delays through training, re-learning to balance.
Post-training, vestibular contributions partially recovered, and larger delays were required to elicit motion perception.

Conclusions:

The nervous system can learn to accommodate sensorimotor delays in balance control.
Adaptation involves recalibrating the causal link between sensory feedback and motor commands.
This learning process enhances the robustness of human postural control against neural pathway delays.