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The human sensorimotor system skillfully adapts to diverse tasks by integrating sensing, planning, and acting. This review explores movement laws and neural strategies for seamless motor control despite environmental challenges.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Motor Control
Human Physiology

Background:

The human sensorimotor system exhibits remarkable adaptability, transitioning between tasks requiring brute force and fine motor skills.
The brain must manage a complex, nonlinear neuromuscular system with redundant degrees of freedom in uncertain, noisy environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To survey movement laws and invariances governing everyday human motion.
To examine solutions within the sensorimotor system (sensing, planning, acting) for challenges in motor control.
To understand how sensory feedback, control architectures, and muscle dynamics enable skillful motor performance.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on movement laws and invariances.
Analysis of sensorimotor control mechanisms across sensing, planning, and acting stages.
Examination of complementary roles of sensory systems, control architectures, and muscles.

Main Results:

Identified key movement laws and invariances shaping human motion.
Detailed how sensing, planning, and acting components address challenges like nonlinearity, noise, and delays.
Highlighted the synergistic function of sensory systems, neural control, and muscle properties in achieving motor skill.

Conclusions:

The sensorimotor system employs integrated strategies across sensing, planning, and acting to achieve adaptable and skillful motor control.
Future research should explore cross-stage interactions within the sensorimotor system for a deeper understanding of motor behavior.