2010.04.22 - NCM: Day 2

    • Gary Paige - Spatial localization
      • Vision - visual reference frame
      • Audition - head reference frame
      • What about visual/hand reference frame?
      • Auditory spatial localization is aligned to gaze
    • Gdowski - Postural reflexes - reweighting due to changes in inertia (head rotation)
      • Reflexes adapt to changes in inertia to maintain kinematics
    • Paul DiZio - Development of context specific adaptation to limb and object dynamics in human arm kinematics
      • Coriolis vs robot curl - give self vs environment context
      • No context change for kids under six years old
      • Context appears to be based on experience
    • Lackner - Rotating rooms
      • Arguing for large feedforward component
      • Likely large mismatch between golg tendon organ and muscle spindle feedback during coriolis forces
    • Dan Marigold - Visual input regarding the environment critical for movement
      • Variability decreases right before obstacle
        • You need to get the body into a functional configuration, right?
        • How about bowling, long jump, diving board?
      • Gaze fixation occurs before reaching obstacle
        • Look two steps ahead
      • Did not readjust gaze
        • What about delay?
      • Plane of head for two steps ahead does it correspond to keeping head in position for semicircular canals to be level?
    • Trevor Drew - Posterior parietal cortex in controlling precise walking in cats
      • Planning
        • Posterior parietal cortex, premotor cortex, basal ganglia, lateral cerebellum
        • Lesion causes cats to hit the obstacle
        • Process visual information to adjust gains necessary for paw placement
    • Keir Pearson - Memory in motor movements
      • Cats remember obstacles
      • Parietal lesion destroys long lasting memory
      • OBstacle is represented relative to the cat's body
    • Amy Bastian - Learning and context
      • Visual context makes a difference (more transfer w/ eyes closed)
      • Timing and spatial adaptation appear to occur at different rates
      • Seems that adaptation occurs mostly with the spatial characteristics.