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Eye Movement Monitoring of Memory
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Cited by 10 •
2010
Eye movement monitoring (or eye tracking) reveals where in space the eyes linger, when and for how long. Here, we demonstrate how eye tracking can be used to investigate the integrity of memory in multiple participant populations, without requiring verbal, or otherwise explicit, reports.
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Anatomical Movements
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2023
Anatomical movements refer to the various actions or motions that can be performed by the body's joints and muscles. These movements are described using specific terms to provide a standardized way of discussing and understanding the range of motion at different joints. Here are some common anatomical movements: Flexion and extension motions are in the sagittal (anterior–posterior) plane of motion. These movements take place at the shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, wrist, metacarpophalangeal,...
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The Movement of Organelles and Vesicles
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2023
In eukaryotic cells, cytoskeletal filaments such as actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments form a mesh-like cytoskeletal network. These filaments serve as tracks for transporting cellular cargo. Specialized motor proteins use the chemical energy stored in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) for this transport. During interphase, microtubules are polarized, with the plus-end towards the cell periphery and the minus-end towards the cell center. Two microtubule-associated motor proteins,...
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Movement Retraining using Real-time Feedback of Performance
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2013
Retraining abnormal movement patterns following injury or disease is a key component of physical rehabilitation. Recent advances in technology have permitted accurate assessment of movement during a variety of tasks, with near instantaneous quantification of results. This provides new opportunities for modification of faulty movement patterns in real time.
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Fluid Movement Between Compartments
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2024
The force applied by fluids against a surface, known as hydrostatic pressure, initiates the transfer of fluid among different compartments. Within our blood vessels, the blood's hydrostatic pressure is a result of the heart's pumping action. At the arteriolar end of capillaries, hydrostatic pressure (capillary blood pressure) exceeds the opposing colloid osmotic pressure created primarily by plasma proteins like albumin. This discrepancy in pressure propels plasma and nutrients from the...
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The nervous system compares motor commands with incoming sensory feedback. A motor command provides an expectation of the movement the organism is producing, while proprioceptive, vestibular, and visual signals report resulting changes. Agreement supports interpretation as self-generated motion; discrepancies can indicate altered sensory conditions or an external event. This comparison helps stabilize perception during active movement.
Each sensory source supplies different information about the body. Proprioceptors report body position and limb movement, vestibular organs contribute information about orientation and motion, and vision provides spatial information about the organism and surroundings. Combining these signals gives the nervous system a more complete estimate than any single source, supporting balance, navigation, and coordinated locomotion.
Conflicting signals challenge the nervous system’s estimate of body position and motion. Self Movement Integration addresses this problem by comparing information across sensory systems and against expected consequences of motor commands. The resulting adjustment supports sensorimotor adaptation, allowing behavior to remain organized when visual, vestibular, proprioceptive, or motor-related information does not fully agree.
Motor commands do more than initiate muscle activity: they also provide an internal expectation of the movement’s consequences. The nervous system can compare that expectation with sensory feedback arriving during action. This comparison helps identify whether perceived changes match the organism’s own behavior, improving interpretation of motion and supporting accurate control when conditions change.
Researchers can examine how neural circuits combine movement-related signals to support motor control, balance, navigation, and coordinated locomotion. They can also investigate how animals adapt when sensory information changes or conflicts. These observations connect sensory integration with behavior, revealing how nervous systems maintain stable actions while updating estimates of body position and motion.
Sensorimotor adaptation depends on adjusting behavior when expected movement and incoming feedback no longer match. Self Movement Integration provides the comparison process that exposes such mismatches and supports updated control. Studying it helps explain how animals preserve accurate locomotion and stable behavior despite changing sensory conditions, making it relevant to broader research on neural motor control.