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Nadine Schlichting^1,2, Tatiana Kartashova^1,3, Michael Wiesing^1,4

¹Institute for Experimental Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Motor Control
Human Perception

Background:

Complex movements rely on precise temporal processing from sensory input and motor output.
Temporal estimates can arise from perceptual or motor processes, but distinguishing these is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether sensorimotor adaptation to temporal perturbations is modality-specific.
To determine if adaptation transfers across different sensory information and movement types.

Main Methods:

Participants performed interval reproduction tasks with artificial temporal perturbations in a virtual reality (VR) environment.
Adaptation was tested across variations in visual targets, sensory modality (e.g., visual, auditory), and movement types (pointing, clicking).

Main Results:

Sensorimotor adaptation to temporal perturbations was independent of environmental context and movement type.
Adaptation effects were specific to the sensory modality used during the perturbation.

Conclusions:

Motor errors from temporal adaptation impact modality-specific perceptual timing.
This suggests a dissociation between motor adaptation and perceptual timing mechanisms across modalities.