Abstract
Fast and accurate movements are often performed in response to a sensory signal. In reaction time tasks, execution of open loop movements is speeded up when a startling auditory stimulus (SAS) is applied together with the imperative signal (IS). In this study, we examined the effects of a SAS on the performance of a task that demands accuracy. Nine subjects were asked to move a monitored pen to a target point located in a table at a fixed angular distance of 30 degrees from a start point. The target was a spot of three possible diameters: 5, 10, and 20mm. Finger force for pen holding, pen tip pressure against the table and kinematic variables of the forearm movement were measured for three conditions: control, SAS delivered at IS (SAS-IS trials) and SAS delivered during movement execution (SAS-MOV trials). Two movement phases could be identified in the movement trajectory and force profile. The first phase, ballistic, was significantly shortened in SAS-MOV trials, with earlier and larger peak velocity and peak force with respect to control trials. The second phase, slow approach to target, was longer in SAS-IS trials but not in SAS-MOV trials. Accuracy was maintained throughout all conditions and stimulation modes. A SAS speeds...Continue Reading
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