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Kopnarski L, Rudisch J, Kutz DF, Voelcker-Rehage C. Unveiling the invisible: receivers use object weight cues for grip force planning in handover actions. Exp Brain Res 2024; 242:1191-1202. [PMID: 38498154 PMCID: PMC11078835 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-024-06813-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Handover actions are part of our daily lives. Whether it is the milk carton at the breakfast table or tickets at the box office, we usually perform these joint actions without much conscious attention. The individual actions involved in handovers, that have already been studied intensively at the level of individual actions, are grasping, lifting, and transporting objects. Depending on the object's properties, actors must plan their execution in order to ensure smooth and efficient object transfer. Therefore, anticipatory grip force scaling is crucial. Grip forces are planned in anticipation using weight estimates based on experience or visual cues. This study aimed to investigate whether receivers are able to correctly estimate object weight by observing the giver's kinematics. For this purpose, handover actions were performed with 20 dyads, manipulating the participant role (giver/receiver) and varying the size and weight of the object. Due to the random presentation of the object weight and the absence of visual cues, the participants were unaware of the object weight from trial to trial. Kinematics were recorded with a motion tracking system and grip forces were recorded with customized test objects. Peak grip force rates were used as a measure of anticipated object weight. Results showed that receiver kinematics are significantly affected by object weight. The peak grip force rates showed that receivers anticipate object weight, but givers not. This supports the hypothesis that receivers obtain information about the object weight by observing giver's kinematics and integrating this information into their own action execution.
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Affiliation(s)
- L Kopnarski
- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Rudisch J, Fröhlich S, Pixa NH, Kutz DF, Voelcker-Rehage C. Bimanual coupling is associated with left frontocentral network activity in a task-specific way. Eur J Neurosci 2023. [PMID: 37165733 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
When performing bimanual tasks, hands are typically not controlled individually but rather as a coupled system to achieve high spatiotemporal coordination. On a brain level, intra- and interhemispheric connections networks that control the left and right hand are necessary to exchange information between hemispheres and to couple movements. Behaviorally, coupling is, however, highly task-specific requiring, for example, to maintain a specific relative phase in cyclic tasks (e.g., in- or antiphase) or to perform a role differentiated task where one hand is modulating and the other hands is stabilizing and needs to be kept as still as possible (e.g., holding a notepad and writing on it). In this study, we used electroencephalography to investigate functional brain network characteristics (task-related activation and connectivity) in bimanual force-control tasks with different coordination modes: inphase, antiphase and role-differentiated with the left- or right-hand stabilizing and the other hand manipulating. We aimed to examine i) how network characteristics differ with respect to the coordination mode and ii) how they are related to the performance. Results revealed, task-related differences in the overall activation and connectivity with role-differentiated tasks leading to higher desynchronization as compared to in- and antiphase tasks. In addition, we showed that the strength of bimanual coupling is modulated task-specifically through left-hemispheric networks including C3, FC3 and F3 electrodes. Results highlight the importance of the left frontocentral regions for bimanual coordination.
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- J Rudisch
- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuromotor Behavior and Exercise, Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Gaidai R, Goelz C, Mora K, Rudisch J, Reuter E, Godde B, Reinsberger C, Voelcker-Rehage C, Vieluf S. Classification characteristics of fine motor experts based on electroencephalographic and force tracking data. Brain Res 2022; 1792:148001. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2022.148001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Zwingmann K, Hübner L, Verwey WB, Barnhoorn JS, Godde B, Voelcker-Rehage C. Correction to: Regular participation in leisure time activities and high cardiovascular fitness improve motor sequence learning in older adults. Psychol Res 2021; 85:2484. [PMID: 34275031 PMCID: PMC8357757 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-021-01558-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- K Zwingmann
- Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics, University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands.,Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
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- Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics, University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands.,Human Behaviour & Organisational Innovation, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany. .,Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
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- Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Bragina I, Lippke S, Pischke C, Meyer J, Muellmann S, Rost E, Zeeb H, Voelcker-Rehage C. PROMOTE: TAILORING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AGEING. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- I. Bragina
- Human Movement Science and Health, TU Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany,
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- Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany,
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Bremen, Germany,
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- OFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Bremen, Germany,
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- Jacobs University Bremen, Bremen, Germany,
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology, Bremen, Germany,
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Wollesen B, Voelcker-Rehage C, Regenbrecht T, Mattes K. Influence of a visual–verbal Stroop test on standing and walking performance of older adults. Neuroscience 2016; 318:166-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Voelcker-Rehage C, Godde B, Staudinger UM. [Activity, physical and psychological mobility in old age]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2006; 49:558-66. [PMID: 16673070 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-006-1269-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Old age and aging are accompanied by a number of physical and mental changes. However, these so-called age-dependent processes are not exclusively genetically determined or irreversible but can be partially delayed, prevented, or compensated and some can even be reversed. The goal of this article is to highlight the plasticity, or the "mobility", of physical and mental aging. We will point out in what respects an appropriate lifestyle or purposeful interventions can positively influence the reserve capacity of aging human beings and the aging process. Using the example of physical activity, we will illustrate how we can influence physiological development, cognitive performance, longevity, as well as the development and the occurrence of chronic diseases. Additionally, it is shown that cognitive development is malleable as well. It is facilitated or debilitated by behavior and activity-this covers not only cognitive but also physical activity. It is our particular concern to demonstrate the close interconnectedness of body and mind.
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- C Voelcker-Rehage
- Jacobs Center for Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, International University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen.
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