Tuning in sensorimotor synchronization
- Moving in synchrony to external rhythmic stimuli is an elementary function that humans regularly engage in. It is termed “sensorimotor synchronization” and it is governed by two main parameters, the period and the phase of the movement with respect to the external rhythm. There has been an extensive body of research on the characteristics of these parameters, primarily once the movement synchronization has reached a steady-state level. Particular interest has been shown about how these parameters are corrected when there are deviations for the steady-state level. However, little is known about the initial “tuning-in” interval, when one aligns the movement to the external rhythm from rest. The current work investigates this “tuning-in” period for each of the four limbs and makes various novel contributions in the understanding of sensorimotor synchronization. The results suggest that phase and period alignment appear to be separate processes. Phase alignment involves limb-specific somatosensory memory in the order of minutes while period alignment has very limited memory usage. Phase alignment is the primary task but then the brain switches to period alignment where it spends most its resources. In overall this work suggests a central, cognitive role of period alignment and a peripheral, sensorimotor role of phase alignment.
Author: | Georgios MichalareasORCiD, Matthias Grabenhorst, Yue Sun |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-731382 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.16.520727 |
Parent Title (English): | bioRxiv |
Document Type: | Preprint |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2022/12/16 |
Date of first Publication: | 2022/12/16 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2023/03/20 |
Issue: | 2022.12.16.520727 |
Page Number: | 37 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 506717224 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY-ND - Namensnennung - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International |