The control of rapid limb movement in the cat. IV. Updating of ongoing isometric responses

Experimental Brain Research
D Vicario, C Ghez

Abstract

In cats trained to track a moving display by making rapid, isometric force adjustments, responses are characterized by extremely short reaction times (60-70 ms) and a stereotyped temporal configuration. The animal uses early derivatives of display movement to scale force responses to target stimuli of different sizes according to a learned relationship between initial display motion and required force (Ghez and Vicario 1978a, 1978b). In the present study we altered that relationship by using double stimulation and delayed feedback to assess the animals' ability to update their responses. In experiments where a second target stimulus followed the first after a controlled interval (15-120 ms) on random trials, the animal modified its response in the appropriate direction with little or no increase in reaction time. When the second stimulus called for a return to baseline, the animal aborted the ongoing response. When the second stimulus called for a doubling of force, the animal increased its phasic force output; however, this increase was not sufficient to reach the new target level and late responses were emitted. The control response which followed each experimental double stimulation trial showed consistent differences from o...Continue Reading

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