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Buchanan JJ, Cordova A. Spontaneity competes with intention to influence the coordination dynamics of interpersonal performance tendencies. Hum Mov Sci 2024; 93:103160. [PMID: 38000349 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2023.103160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Research has shown that spontaneous visual coupling supports frequency entrainment, phase attraction, and intermittent interpersonal coordination when co-actors are switched from a no-vision (NV) to vision (V) context. In two experiments, co-actors started in a NV context while producing the same or different amplitude movements. The same amplitude resulted in similar self-paced frequencies, while different amplitudes resulted in disparate frequencies. In experiment 1, co-actors were instructed to maintain amplitude while receiving no instructions to coordinate their actions. Frequency and phase entrainment was limited in the V context even when co-actors started the NV context with the same amplitude. In experiment 2, co-actors were instructed to maintain amplitude and intentionally coordinate together, but not at a specific pattern. Significant frequency modulations occurred to maintain amplitude as the co-actors sought to coordinate their actions. With the open-ended instructions, co-actors produced in-phase and anti-phase coordination along with intermittent performance exhibited by shifts between a variety of stable relative phase patterns. The proposed hypotheses and findings are discussed within the context of a shared manifold representation for joint action contexts, with the coordination dynamics expressed by the HKB model of relative phase serving to conceptualization the representations in the shared manifold.
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Affiliation(s)
- John J Buchanan
- Texas A&M University, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Perception-Action Dynamics Lab, School of Education and Human Development, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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- University of Texas at San Antonio, College for Health, Community and Policy, Department of Kinesiology, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
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Schmitz L, Wahn B, Krüger M. Attention allocation in complementary joint action: How joint goals affect spatial orienting. Atten Percept Psychophys 2023:10.3758/s13414-023-02779-1. [PMID: 37684501 DOI: 10.3758/s13414-023-02779-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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When acting jointly, individuals often attend and respond to the same object or spatial location in complementary ways (e.g., when passing a mug, one person grasps its handle with a precision grip; the other receives it with a whole-hand grip). At the same time, the spatial relation between individuals' actions affects attentional orienting: one is slower to attend and respond to locations another person previously acted upon than to alternate locations ("social inhibition of return", social IOR). Achieving joint goals (e.g., passing a mug), however, often requires complementary return responses to a co-actor's previous location. This raises the question of whether attentional orienting, and hence the social IOR, is affected by the (joint) goal our actions are directed at. The present study addresses this question. Participants responded to cued locations on a computer screen, taking turns with a virtual co-actor. They pursued either an individual goal or performed complementary actions with the co-actor, in pursuit of a joint goal. Four experiments showed that the social IOR was significantly modulated when participant and co-actor pursued a joint goal. This suggests that attentional orienting is affected not only by the spatial but also by the social relation between two agents' actions. Our findings thus extend research on interpersonal perception-action effects, showing that the way another agent's perceived action shapes our own depends on whether we share a joint goal with that agent.
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- Laura Schmitz
- Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Educational Research, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Murakami H, Yamada N. Human Information Processing of the Speed of Various Movements Estimated Based on Trajectory Change. ENTROPY (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 25:e25040695. [PMID: 37190483 PMCID: PMC10138091 DOI: 10.3390/e25040695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Fitts' approach, which examines the information processing of the human motor system, has the problem that the movement speed is controlled by the difficulty index of the task, which the participant uniquely sets, but it is an arbitrary speed. This study rigorously aims to examine the relationship between movement speed and information processing using Woodworth's method to control movement speed. Furthermore, we examined movement information processing using an approach that calculates probability-based information entropy and mutual information quantity between points from trajectory analysis. Overall, 17 experimental conditions were applied, 16 being externally controlled and one being self-paced with maximum speed. Considering that information processing occurs when irregularities decrease, the point at which information processing occurs switches at a movement frequency of approximately 3.0-3.25 Hz. Previous findings have suggested that motor control switches with increasing movement speed; thus, our approach helps explore human information processing in detail. Note that the characteristics of information processing in movement speed changes that were identified in this study were derived from one participant, but they are important characteristics of human motor control.
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- Hiroki Murakami
- Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 101 Tokodachi, Kaizu-cho, Toyota, Aichi 470-0393, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 101 Tokodachi, Kaizu-cho, Toyota, Aichi 470-0393, Japan
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Takai A, Fu Q, Doibata Y, Lisi G, Tsuchiya T, Mojtahedi K, Yoshioka T, Kawato M, Morimoto J, Santello M. Learning acquisition of consistent leader-follower relationships depends on implicit haptic interactions. Sci Rep 2023; 13:3476. [PMID: 36859436 PMCID: PMC9977766 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29722-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Are leaders made or born? Leader-follower roles have been well characterized in social science, but they remain somewhat obscure in sensory-motor coordination. Furthermore, it is unknown how and why leader-follower relationships are acquired, including innate versus acquired controversies. We developed a novel asymmetrical coordination task in which two participants (dyad) need to collaborate in transporting a simulated beam while maintaining its horizontal attitude. This experimental paradigm was implemented by twin robotic manipulanda, simulated beam dynamics, haptic interactions, and a projection screen. Clear leader-follower relationships were learned only when strong haptic feedback was introduced. This phenomenon occurred despite participants not being informed that they were interacting with each other and the large number of equally-valid alternative dyadic coordination strategies. We demonstrate the emergence of consistent leader-follower relationships in sensory-motor coordination, and further show that haptic interaction is essential for dyadic co-adaptation. These results provide insights into neural mechanisms responsible for the formation of leader-follower relationships in our society.
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- Asuka Takai
- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Seika, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering Division of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Seika, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Seika, Japan
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Seika, Japan
- XNef, Kyoto, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Seika, Japan
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- Brain Information Communication Research Laboratory Group, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Seika, Japan.
- Graduate School of Informatics, Department of Systems Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA.
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Laroche J, Tomassini A, Volpe G, Camurri A, Fadiga L, D’Ausilio A. Interpersonal sensorimotor communication shapes intrapersonal coordination in a musical ensemble. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:899676. [PMID: 36248684 PMCID: PMC9556642 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.899676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Social behaviors rely on the coordination of multiple effectors within one's own body as well as between the interacting bodies. However, little is known about how coupling at the interpersonal level impacts coordination among body parts at the intrapersonal level, especially in ecological, complex, situations. Here, we perturbed interpersonal sensorimotor communication in violin players of an orchestra and investigated how this impacted musicians' intrapersonal movements coordination. More precisely, first section violinists were asked to turn their back to the conductor and to face the second section of violinists, who still faced the conductor. Motion capture of head and bow kinematics showed that altering the usual interpersonal coupling scheme increased intrapersonal coordination. Our perturbation also induced smaller yet more complex head movements, which spanned multiple, faster timescales that closely matched the metrical levels of the musical score. Importantly, perturbation differentially increased intrapersonal coordination across these timescales. We interpret this behavioral shift as a sensorimotor strategy that exploits periodical movements to effectively tune sensory processing in time and allows coping with the disruption in the interpersonal coupling scheme. As such, head movements, which are usually deemed to fulfill communicative functions, may possibly be adapted to help regulate own performance in time.
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- Julien Laroche
- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Ferrara, Italy
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- Casa Paganini – InfoMus Research Centre, Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Casa Paganini – InfoMus Research Centre, Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Ferrara, Italy
- Sezione di Fisiologia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Riabilitazione, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication, Italian Institute of Technology, Ferrara, Italy
- Sezione di Fisiologia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Riabilitazione, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Murakami H, Yamada N. Estimating Information Processing of Human Fast Continuous Tapping from Trajectories. ENTROPY 2022; 24:e24060788. [PMID: 35741509 PMCID: PMC9223281 DOI: 10.3390/e24060788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Fitts studied the problem of information capacity and transfer in the speed–accuracy motor paradigm using a theoretical approach developed from Shannon and Weaver’s information theory. The information processing (bit/s) estimated in Fitts’ study is calculated from the movement time required to achieve the required task index of difficulty but is essentially different from Shannon’s information entropy. Thus, we estimated the information entropy of multiple human movement trajectories and the mutual information among trajectories for the continuous aiming task in Fitts’ paradigm. Further, we estimated the information processing moment by moment. Two methods were considered: (1) encoded values encompassing the coordinates of the three dimensions and (2) coordinate values associated with each direction in the three dimensions. Information entropy indicates the magnitude of variation at each time point, and the structure of this variation varies with the index of difficulty. The ratio of entropy to mutual information was examined, and it was found that information was processed from the first half of the trajectory in difficult tasks. In addition, since these values calculated from the encoded method were higher than those from the conventional method, this method may be able to estimate these values successfully.
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- Hiroki Murakami
- Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 101 Tokodachi, Kaizu-cho, Toyota, Aichi 470-0393, Japan
- Correspondence:
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- School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 101 Tokodachi, Kaizu-cho, Toyota, Aichi 470-0393, Japan;
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Buchanan JJ, Cordova A. Individual goals interact with dyad goals to constrain and facilitate the formation of interpersonal patterns of coordination. Hum Mov Sci 2022; 83:102949. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2022.102949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Honarvar S, Caminita M, Ehsani H, Kwon HJ, Diaz-Mercado Y, Hahn JO, Kiemel T, Shim JK. Interpersonal motor synergy: coworking strategy depends on task constraints. J Neurophysiol 2021; 126:1698-1709. [PMID: 34644124 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00023.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We investigated the role of task constraints on interpersonal interactions. Twenty-one pairs of coworkers performed a finger force production task on force sensors placed at two ends of a seesaw-like apparatus and matched a combined target force of 20 N for 23 s over 10 trials. There were two experimental conditions: 1) FIXED: the seesaw apparatus was mechanically held in place so that the only task constraint was to match the 20 N resultant force, and 2) MOVING: the lever in the apparatus was allowed to rotate freely around its fulcrum, acting like a seesaw, so an additional task constraint to (implicitly) balance the resultant moment was added. We hypothesized that the additional task constraint of moment stabilization imposed on the MOVING condition would deteriorate task performance compared with the FIXED condition; however, this was rejected, as the performance of the force matching task was similar between two conditions. We also hypothesized that the central nervous systems (CNSs) would employ distinct coworking strategies or interpersonal motor synergy (IPMS) between conditions to satisfy different task constraints, which was supported by our results. Negative covariance between coworker's forces in the FIXED condition suggested a force stabilization strategy, whereas positive covariance in the MOVING condition suggested a moment stabilization strategy, implying that independent CNSs adopt distinct IPMSs depending on task constraints. We speculate that in the absence of a central neural controller, shared visual and mechanical connections between coworkers may suffice to trigger modulations in the cerebellum of each CNS to satisfy competing task constraints.NEW & NOTEWORTHY To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the coworking behavior or IPMS when an additional task constraint is imposed. Our proposed analytical framework quantifies IPMS and allows for investigating variability in offline (i.e., across multiple repetitions) and online (i.e., across time) control, which is novel in coworking research. Understanding variability while performing a task is essential, as repeating a task is not always possible, as in therapeutic contexts.
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- Sara Honarvar
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Program in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Program in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea
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Lorås H, Aune TK, Ingvaldsen R, Pedersen AV. Interpersonal and intrapersonal entrainment of self-paced tapping rate. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220505. [PMID: 31361779 PMCID: PMC6667207 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Entrainment is a ubiquitous property not only of interacting non-linear dynamical systems but also of human movements. In the study reported here, two premises of entrainment theory were investigated in a tapping task conducted in both interpersonal (i.e. between individuals) and intrapersonal (i.e. between effectors) conditions. Hypothesis 1 was that interacting oscillatory systems should demonstrate synchronisation, which was predicted to emerge as in-phase tapping behaviour in both inter- and intrapersonal conditions. Support for Hypothesis 1 was observed in the in-phase synchronisation of tapping in both individual bimanual trials and uni-manual and bimanual tapping in dyads. By contrast, Hypothesis 2 was that the oscillatory system with the faster initial rate would decelerate, whereas the one with the slower initial rate would accelerate, as manifest in increased self-paced tapping rates amongst participants with initially slower rates and decreased rates amongst ones who initially tapped at faster rates. However, that pattern predicted in Hypothesis 2 was not observed; on the contrary, all participants increased their tapping rates in interpersonal conditions, which occurred significantly amongst participants with the lowest preferred tapping rates. Such an outcome indicates a novel aspect of synchronised movement in humans that warrants further investigation.
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- Håvard Lorås
- Department of Sport Science & Physical Education, Faculty of Teaching, Art and Culture, Nord University, Levanger, Norway
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- Department of Sport Science & Physical Education, Faculty of Teaching, Art and Culture, Nord University, Levanger, Norway
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- Department of Sport Science & Physical Education, Faculty of Teaching, Art and Culture, Nord University, Levanger, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health science, Department of Neuroscience and Human Movement science, NTNU–Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Schloesser DS, Kello CT, Marmelat V. Complexity matching and coordination in individual and dyadic performance. Hum Mov Sci 2019; 66:258-272. [PMID: 31078945 PMCID: PMC6842078 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Complexity matching is a measure of coordination based on information exchange between complex networks. To date, studies have focused mainly on interpersonal coordination, but complexity matching may generalize to interacting networks within individuals. The present study examined complexity matching in a double, coordinated Fitts' perceptual-motor task with comparable individual and dyadic conditions. Participants alternated touching targets with their left and right hands in the individual condition, or analogously with the left hand of one partner and the right hand of another in the dyadic condition. In Experiment 1, response coupling was manipulated by making targets drift either randomly or contingently based on prior responses. Here, drift refers to the variability in the target movements between response locations. Long-range correlations in time series of inter-response intervals exhibited complexity matching between the left and right hands of dyads and individuals. Response coupling was necessary for complexity matching in dyads but not individuals. When response coupling was absent in the dyadic condition, the degree of complexity matching was significantly reduced. Experiment 2 showed that the effect of coupling was due to interactions between left and right responses. Results also showed a weak, negative relationship between complexity matching and performance as measured by total response time. In conclusion, principles and measures of complexity matching apply similarly within and between individuals, and perceptual-motor performance can be facilitated by loose response coupling.
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- Daniel S Schloesser
- Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced, United States.
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- Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced, United States
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- Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States
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Guo LL, Patel N, Niemeier M. Emergent Synergistic Grasp-Like Behavior in a Visuomotor Joint Action Task: Evidence for Internal Forward Models as Building Blocks of Human Interactions. Front Hum Neurosci 2019; 13:37. [PMID: 30787873 PMCID: PMC6372946 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Central to the mechanistic understanding of the human mind is to clarify how cognitive functions arise from simpler sensory and motor functions. A longstanding assumption is that forward models used by sensorimotor control to anticipate actions also serve to incorporate other people's actions and intentions, and give rise to sensorimotor interactions between people, and even abstract forms of interactions. That is, forward models could aid core aspects of human social cognition. To test whether forward models can be used to coordinate interactions, here we measured the movements of pairs of participants in a novel joint action task. For the task they collaborated to lift an object, each of them using fingers of one hand to push against the object from opposite sides, just like a single person would use two hands to grasp the object bimanually. Perturbations of the object were applied randomly as they are known to impact grasp-specific movement components in common grasping tasks. We found that co-actors quickly learned to make grasp-like movements with grasp components that showed coordination on average based on action observation of peak deviation and velocity of their partner's trajectories. Our data suggest that co-actors adopted pre-existing bimanual grasp programs for their own body to use forward models of their partner's effectors. This is consistent with the long-held assumption that human higher-order cognitive functions may take advantage of sensorimotor forward models to plan social behavior. New and Noteworthy: Taking an approach of sensorimotor neuroscience, our work provides evidence for a long-held belief that the coordination of physical as well as abstract interactions between people originates from certain sensorimotor control processes that form mental representations of people's bodies and actions, called forward models. With a new joint action paradigm and several new analysis approaches we show that, indeed, people coordinate each other's interactions based on forward models and mutual action observation.
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- Lin Lawrence Guo
- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough, Scarborough, ON, Canada
- Centre for Vision Research, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Dixon P, Glover S. Solo versus joint bimanual coordination. Exp Brain Res 2018; 237:273-287. [PMID: 30390100 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-018-5420-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Understanding the differences between solo and joint action control is an important goal in psychology. The present study represented a novel approach in which participants performed a bimanual finger oscillation task, either alone or in pairs. It was hypothesized that performance of this task relies heavily on attention and utilizes two independent processes that differentially affect solo and joint performance. One process attempts to align the fingers correctly regardless of oscillation speed, and this is reflected in an alignment error evident even at slow oscillations. A second process attempts to minimize the time lag between the fingers as the oscillation speed increases, reflected in a temporal error indexed by the rate of error increase with increasing movement speed. In three experiments, alignment and temporal error in the finger oscillation task were compared in solo and joint actors. Overall, solo actors had much lower alignment error than joint actors. Solo actors also showed a reduction in temporal error when the fingers moved in a symmetrical rather than parallel fashion, consistent with previous research showing an increase in error with increasing movement speed. However, the effect of symmetry on temporal error did not occur with joint actors. Similar results were found with one hand inverted, suggesting that the pattern of results was not due to the use of homologous muscles. To test the role of visual feedback, we examined the effect of denying visual feedback to one of the actors in the joint condition. Paradoxically, under these conditions, there was lower temporal error in the symmetrical condition. These results are interpreted in terms of the organization of solo versus joint actions and the control of bimanual tasks in general.
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- Peter Dixon
- Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Canada.
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Cornejo C, Hurtado E, Cuadros Z, Torres-Araneda A, Paredes J, Olivares H, Carré D, Robledo JP. Dynamics of Simultaneous and Imitative Bodily Coordination in Trust and Distrust. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1546. [PMID: 30210391 PMCID: PMC6121516 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Body synchronization between interacting people involves coordinative movements in time, space and form. The introduction of newer technologies for automated video analysis and motion tracking has considerably improved the accurate measurement of coordination, particularly in temporal and spatial terms. However, the form of interpersonal coordination has been less explored. In the present study we address this gap by exploring the effect of trust on temporal and morphological patterns of interpersonal coordination. We adapted an optical motion-capture system to record spontaneous body movements in pairs of individuals engaged in natural conversations. We conducted two experiments in which we manipulated trust through a breach of expectancy (Study 1: 10 trustful and 10 distrustful participants) and friendship (Study 2: 20 dyads of friends and 20 dyads of strangers). In Study 1, results show the participants' strong, early mirror-like coordination in response to the confederates' breach of trust. In Study 2, imitative coordination tended to be more pronounced in pairs of friends than in pairs of non-friends. Overall, our results show not only that listeners move in reaction to speakers, but also that speakers react to listeners with a chain of dynamic coordination patterns affected by the immediate disposition of, and long-term relationship with, their interlocutors.
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- Carlos Cornejo
- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Carrera de Psicología, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile
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- Centre for Music and Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Co-actors represent the order of each other's actions. Cognition 2018; 181:65-79. [PMID: 30142512 PMCID: PMC6180229 DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Previous research has shown that people represent each other’s tasks and actions when acting together. However, less is known about how co-actors represent each other’s action sequences. Here, we asked whether co-actors represent the order of each other’s actions within an action sequence, or whether they merely represent the intended end state of a joint action together with their own contribution. In the present study, two co-actors concurrently performed action sequences composed of two actions. We predicted that if co-actors represent the order of each other’s actions, they should experience interference when the order of their actions differs. Supporting this prediction, the results of six experiments consistently showed that co-actors moved more slowly when performing the same actions in a different order compared to performing the same actions in the same order. In line with findings from bimanual movement tasks, our results indicate that interference can arise due to differences in movement parameters and due to differences in the perceptual characteristics of movement goals. The present findings extend previous research on co-representation, providing evidence that people represent not only the elements of another’s task, but also their temporal structure.
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Bimanual joint action: correlated timing or "bimanual" movements accomplished by two people. Exp Brain Res 2018; 236:2363-2375. [PMID: 29947956 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-018-5306-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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A crew of two rowing together in perfect synchrony is an example of a task that requires each performer to maintain meticulous timing when coordinating their movements with the other. At the individual level, temporal coordination of the limbs has been observed in bimanual pointing movements even when made to targets of different distance. Timing of the arms is not independent; rather there is a natural temporal coupling. The aim of this experiment was to investigate whether the temporal characteristics of pointing movements can be observed under joint conditions. Sixteen pairs of participants made short and long, unimanual and bimanual pointing movements. In the unimanual and bimanual solo conditions, participants made the movements alone. In the joint condition, each participant contributed one arm to the joint "bimanual" movements. Absolute temporal coupling at movement initiation and termination was measured by the differences in reaction time and total response time. Relative temporal coupling at movement initiation and termination was measured by correlating reaction time and total response time of the left and right limbs. Pointing movements had synchronous movement termination in the bimanual solo conditions and asynchronous termination in the unimanual solo and bimanual joint conditions. The initiation and termination of the arms were not correlated in the unimanual solo condition (initiation r = 0.01, termination r = 0.03). Small-to-medium correlations (r = 0.19, r = 0.24) were observed in the bimanual joint condition, and they were larger than the unimanual solo condition (p = 0.022, p = 0.063). As expected, there were large correlations in the bimanual solo conditions (r = 0.91, r = 0.81). Our findings suggest that absolute temporal coupling does not occur between individuals, but there is evidence for relative temporal coupling in the bimanual joint condition.
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Precision-Dependent Changes in Motor Variability During Sustained Bimanual Reaching. Motor Control 2018; 22:28-44. [DOI: 10.1123/mc.2016-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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van Oosterhout J, Heemskerk CJM, de Baar MR, van der Helm FCT, Abbink DA. Tele-Manipulation with Two Asymmetric Slaves: Two Operators Perform Better Than One. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HAPTICS 2018; 11:128-139. [PMID: 28981428 DOI: 10.1109/toh.2017.2759108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Certain tele-manipulation tasks require manipulation by two asymmetric slaves, for example, a crane for hoisting and a dexterous robotic arm for fine manipulation. It is unclear how to best design human-in-the-loop control over two asymmetric slaves. The goal of this paper is to quantitatively compare the standard approach of two co-operating operators that each control a single subtask, to a single operator performing bi-manual control over the two subtasks, and a uni-manual control approach. In a human factors experiment, participants performed a heavy load maneuvering and mounting task using a vertical crane and a robotic arm. We hypothesize that bi-manual control yields worse task performance and control activity compared to co-operation, because of conflicting spatial and temporal constraints. Literature suggests that uni-manual operators should perform better than co-operation, as co-operators critically depend on each other's actions. However, other literature provides evidence that individual operators have limited capabilities in controlling asymmetric axes of two dynamic systems. The results show that the two co-operators perform the maneuvering and mounting task faster than either bi- or uni-manual operators. Compared to co-operators, uni-manual operators required more control activity for the vertical crane and less for the robotic arm. In conclusion, this study suggests that when controlling two asymmetric slaves, a co-operating pair of operators performs better than a single operator.
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Mojtahedi K, Fu Q, Santello M. On the Role of Physical Interaction on Performance of Object Manipulation by Dyads. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:533. [PMID: 29163109 PMCID: PMC5673979 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Human physical interactions can be intrapersonal, e.g., manipulating an object bimanually, or interpersonal, e.g., transporting an object with another person. In both cases, one or two agents are required to coordinate their limbs to attain the task goal. We investigated the physical coordination of two hands during an object-balancing task performed either bimanually by one agent or jointly by two agents. The task consisted of a series of static (holding) and dynamic (moving) phases, initiated by auditory cues. We found that task performance of dyads was not affected by different pairings of dominant and non-dominant hands. However, the spatial configuration of the two agents (side-by-side vs. face-to-face) appears to play an important role, such that dyads performed better side-by-side than face-to-face. Furthermore, we demonstrated that only individuals with worse solo performance can benefit from interpersonal coordination through physical couplings, whereas the better individuals do not. The present work extends ongoing investigations on human-human physical interactions by providing new insights about factors that influence dyadic performance. Our findings could potentially impact several areas, including robotic-assisted therapies, sensorimotor learning and human performance augmentation.
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- Keivan Mojtahedi
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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Cornejo C, Cuadros Z, Morales R, Paredes J. Interpersonal Coordination: Methods, Achievements, and Challenges. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1685. [PMID: 29021769 PMCID: PMC5623900 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Research regarding interpersonal coordination can be traced back to the early 1960s when video recording began to be utilized in communication studies. Since then, technological advances have extended the range of techniques that can be used to accurately study interactional phenomena. Although such a diversity of methods contributes to the improvement of knowledge concerning interpersonal coordination, it has become increasingly difficult to maintain a comprehensive view of the field. In the present article, we review the main capture methods by describing their major findings, levels of description and limitations. We group them into three categories: video analysis, motion tracking, and psychophysiological and neurophysiological techniques. Revised evidence suggests that interpersonal coordination encompasses a family of morphological and temporal synchronies at different levels and that it is closely related to the construction and maintenance of a common social and affective space. We conclude by arguing that future research should address methodological challenges to advance the understanding of coordination phenomena.
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- Carlos Cornejo
- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Lenguaje Interacción y Fenomenología, Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Brown DD, Meulenbroek RGJ. Effects of a Fragmented View of One's Partner on Interpersonal Coordination in Dance. Front Psychol 2016; 7:614. [PMID: 27199847 PMCID: PMC4852195 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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In this study we investigated the effects of a mirror-mediated, partial view of one’s dance partner on interpersonal coordination in dance duets. Fourteen participant pairs (dyads) were asked to perform a reflectionally-symmetric eight-segment dance-relevant arm movement sequence in two visual conditions: with one dancer facing the mirror and providing a partial view on the dance partner, or both dancers facing back to back with, for both dancers, no view on one’s partner. During an eight-count beat-preparation phase, the task was paced via a metronome at three TEMPI; 1.6, 1.9, and 2.3 Hz, which was subsequently removed after which the movement sequence continued in silence. Interpersonal coordination was assessed using two tri-axial wireless accelerometers, one fixed to each dancer, that allowed the off-line kinematic analyses of dyad correlation, mean relative phase and mean standard deviation of relative phase of the up–down movements of (one of) the hands of the two dancers. In addition, two independent raters estimated the realized movement frequencies and percentage of the trial duration that the dancers moved in sync. Repeated measure ANOVAs revealed systematic effects of tempo on the performance measures, a positive effect of the use of the mirror on the coordination of the dancers’ movements but no facilitating effect of the mirror on the dancers’ synchronization. Overall, the results support the contention that when dancing to an internalized rhythmic beat the use of a mirror provides an ecological means to stabilize interpersonal coordination in dance duets without an effect on synchronization.
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- Derrick D Brown
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior - Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior - Donders Centre for Cognition, Radboud University Nijmegen Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Interpersonal synergies: static prehension tasks performed by two actors. Exp Brain Res 2016; 234:2267-82. [PMID: 27021074 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-016-4632-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We investigated multidigit synergies stabilizing components of the resultant force vector during joint performance of a static prehension task by two persons as compared to similar tasks performed by a single person using both hands. Subjects transferred the instrumented handle from the right hand to the left hand (one-person condition) or passed that handle to another person (two-person condition) while keeping the handle's position and orientation stationary. Only three digits were involved per hand, the thumb, the index finger, and the middle finger; the forces and moments produced by the digits were measured by six-component sensors. We estimated the performance-stabilizing synergies within the uncontrolled manifold framework by quantifying the intertrial variance structure of digit forces and moments. The analysis was performed at three levels: between hands, between virtual finger and virtual thumb (imagined digits producing the same mechanical variables as the corresponding actual digits combined) produced by the two hands (in both interpersonal and intrapersonal conditions), and between the thumb and virtual finger for one hand only. Additionally, we performed correlation and phase synchronization analyses of resultant tangential forces and internal normal forces. Overall, the one-person conditions were characterized by higher amount of intertrial variance that did not affect resultant normal force components, higher internal components of normal forces, and stronger synchronization of the normal forces generated by the hands. Our observations suggest that in two-person tasks, when participants try to achieve a common mechanical outcome, the performance-stabilizing synergies depend on non-visual information exchange, possibly via the haptic and proprioceptive systems. Therefore, synergies quantified in tasks using visual feedback only may not be generalizable to more natural tasks.
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Slomka K, Juras G, Sobota G, Furmanek M, Rzepko M, Latash ML. Intra-Personal and Inter-Personal Kinetic Synergies During Jumping. J Hum Kinet 2015; 49:75-88. [PMID: 26839608 PMCID: PMC4723184 DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We explored synergies between two legs and two subjects during preparation for a long jump into a target. Synergies were expected during one-person jumping. No such synergies were expected between two persons jumping in parallel without additional contact, while synergies were expected to emerge with haptic contact and become stronger with strong mechanical contact. Subjects performed jumps either alone (each foot standing on a separate force platform) or in dyads (parallel to each other, each person standing on a separate force platform) without any contact, with haptic contact, and with strong coupling. Strong negative correlations between pairs of force variables (strong synergies) were seen in the vertical force in one-person jumps and weaker synergies in two-person jumps with the strong contact. For other force variables, only weak synergies were present in one-person jumps and no negative correlations between pairs of force variable for two-person jumps. Pairs of moment variables from the two force platforms at steady state showed positive correlations, which were strong in one-person jumps and weaker, but still significant, in two-person jumps with the haptic and strong contact. Anticipatory synergy adjustments prior to action initiation were observed in one-person trials only. We interpret the different results for the force and moment variables at steady state as reflections of postural sway.
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- Kajetan Slomka
- Department of Human Motor Behavior, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Human Motor Behavior, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Biomechanics, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Human Motor Behavior, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
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Solnik S, Reschechtko S, Wu YH, Zatsiorsky VM, Latash ML. Force-stabilizing synergies in motor tasks involving two actors. Exp Brain Res 2015; 233:2935-49. [PMID: 26105756 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4364-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We investigated the ability of two persons to produce force-stabilizing synergies in accurate multi-finger force production tasks under visual feedback on the total force only. The subjects produced a time profile of total force (the sum of two hand forces in one-person tasks and the sum of two subject forces in two-person tasks) consisting of a ramp-up, steady-state, and ramp-down segments; the steady-state segment was interrupted in the middle by a quick force pulse. Analyses of the structure of inter-trial finger force variance, motor equivalence, anticipatory synergy adjustments (ASAs), and the unintentional drift of the sharing pattern were performed. The two-person performance was characterized by a dramatically higher amount of inter-trial variance that did not affect total force, higher finger force deviations that did not affect total force (motor equivalent deviations), shorter ASAs, and larger drift of the sharing pattern. The rate of sharing pattern drift correlated with the initial disparity between the forces produced by the two persons (or two hands). The drift accelerated following the quick force pulse. Our observations show that sensory information on the task-specific performance variable is sufficient for the organization of performance-stabilizing synergies. They suggest, however, that two actors are less likely to follow a single optimization criterion as compared to a single performer. The presence of ASAs in the two-person condition might reflect fidgeting by one or both of the subjects. We discuss the characteristics of the drift in the sharing pattern as reflections of different characteristic times of motion within the subspaces that affect and do not affect salient performance variables.
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- Stanislaw Solnik
- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, Rec.Hall-267, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.,University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, Rec.Hall-267, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, Rec.Hall-267, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.,Rehabilitation Science Department, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, Rec.Hall-267, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, Rec.Hall-267, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Taylor JET, Pratt J, Witt JK. Joint attention for stimuli on the hands: ownership matters. Front Psychol 2015; 6:543. [PMID: 25983713 PMCID: PMC4416455 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The visual system treats the space near the hands with unique, action-related priorities. For example, attention orients slowly to stimuli on the hands (Taylor and Witt, 2014). In this article, we asked whether jointly attended hands are attended in the same way. Specifically, we examined whether ownership over the hand mattered: do we attend to our hands and the hands of others in the same way? Pairs of participants performed a spatial cueing task with stimuli that could be projected onto one partner’s hands or on a control surface. Results show delayed orienting of attention to targets appearing on the hands, but only for the owner of the hands. For an observer, others’ hands are like any other surface. This result emphasizes the importance of ownership for hand-based effects on vision, and in doing so, is inconsistent with some expectations of the joint action literature.
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- J E T Taylor
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA ; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Hoffmann ER, Chan AHS, Tsang SNH. Bimanual and unimanual convergent goal-directed movement times. J Mot Behav 2014; 47:232-45. [PMID: 25437192 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2014.974494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Three experiments are reported, investigating the effects of using 1 or 2 hands when making convergent low index of difficulty (ID) and visually controlled movements (2 hands meeting together). The experiments involved movements in four different cases-a probe held in the right hand and moved to a target held in the stationary left hand, vice versa of this arrangement, both hands moving with the probe in the right hand and target in the left hand, and vice-versa of this arrangement. Experiments were the standard Fitts' paradigm, moving a pin into a hole and a low-ID task. In Fitts' task, 2-hand movements were faster than 1 hand only at higher IDs; this was also the case in the pin-to-hole transfer task and the movement times were lower when the pin was held in the preferred hand. Movements made with low ID showed a small effect of 1- or 2-handed movements, with the effective amplitude of the movement being reduced by about 20% when 2 hands were used.
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- Errol R Hoffmann
- a Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management , City University of Hong Kong , Kowloon Tong
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Synchronised and complementary coordination mechanisms in an asymmetric joint aiming task. Exp Brain Res 2014; 233:551-65. [PMID: 25362518 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-4135-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Many forms of social interaction require that behaviour be coordinated in the here and now. Much research has been conducted on how people coordinate their actions in real time to achieve a joint goal, showing that people use both synchronised (i.e., symmetric) and complementary (i.e., asymmetric) strategies. These two mechanisms have been mostly studied independently, the former in the context of rhythmic tasks, and the latter in non-rhythmic tasks. However, people often balance these two strategies in real-life social interactions, in order to achieve a joint goal more effectively. Here, our aim was to investigate how people may implicitly balance synchronisation and complementarity in a continuous joint aiming task. We asked dyads to synchronise the timing of their clicks between targets, while changing task constraints for one member of the dyad (i.e., different task difficulties) to asymmetrically perturb the continuous interaction. This allowed us to investigate how individuals implicitly negotiate complementary leader-follower dynamics to achieve synchronisation. We found that dyads flexibly switch from mutual to asymmetric adaptation given variations in task constraints. Specifically, our results show that both members adapt equally up to a certain level of difficulty; after this point, the partner with the difficult task becomes less adaptive, and hence more of a leader, while the adaptability of the member with the easier task remains unchanged. This proves to be an effective strategy in this asymmetric task, as people synchronise better with an irregular, but adaptive partner, than with a completely predictable, but non-responsive metronome. These results show that given asymmetric task constraints, adaptability, rather than predictability, facilitates coordination.
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Fine JM, Ward KL, Amazeen EL. Manual coordination with intermittent targets: velocity information for prospective control. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2014; 149:24-31. [PMID: 24657827 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2014.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Tracking a moving target requires that information concerning the current and future state of a target is available, allowing prospective control of the tracking effector. Eye movement research has shown that prospective visual tracking is achievable during conditions of both visible and occluded targets. The ability to track visually occluded targets has been interpreted as individuals integrating target velocity into eye movement motor plans. It has not been fully established that velocity plays a similar role in other types of tracking behavior. To examine whether target velocity is also used in manual tracking, numerical predictions and a validation experiment were conducted. Predictions indicated that, if individuals utilize target velocity during coordination, increases in visual occlusion periods should yield increased phase lag between target and hand, proportional to the occlusion period. Predictions also suggest that increased occlusion yields increased coordination variability. An experiment having participants coordinate with the same stimuli and occlusion conditions was conducted to verify the predictions. Comparison of prediction and experimental results provides strong agreement that individuals use target velocity to prospectively control coordinated movements.
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Stabilizing perceptual-motor asymmetries during social coordination. Hum Mov Sci 2014; 34:91-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The most common explanation for joint-action effects has been the action co-representation account in which observation of another's action is represented within one's own action system. However, recent evidence has shown that the most prominent of these joint-action effects (i.e., the Social Simon effect), can occur when no co-actor is present. In the current work we examined whether another joint-action phenomenon (a movement congruency effect) can be induced when a participant performs their part of the task with a different effector to that of their co-actor and when a co-actor's action is replaced by an attention-capturing luminance signal. Contrary to what is predicted by the action co-representation account, results show that the basic movement congruency effect occurred in both situations. These findings challenge the action co-representation account of this particular effect and suggest instead that it is driven by bottom-up mechanisms.
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- Silviya P. Doneva
- Department of Psychology, University of Essex, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Essex, United Kingdom
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