Hand Foot Movement

Hand-foot movement refers to the coordinated control of the hands and feet to produce purposeful actions, making it an important subject in the psychology of motor behavior, attention, and learning. The brain plans movement through motor regions, sends signals to muscles, and continuously adjusts force, timing, and direction using visual information, proprioception, and sensory feedback. Studying hand-foot coordination helps researchers examine skill acquisition, reaction time, divided attention, and motor development. It also supports assessment and rehabilitation of movement difficulties following neurological injury, while informing research on human performance, ergonomics, and interactions with tools or interactive systems.

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Education

JoVE Science Education - Clinical Skills

Foot Exam

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2023

Source: Robert E. Sallis, MD. Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, California, USA The foot is a complex structure composed of numerous bones and articulations. It provides flexibility, is the essential contact point needed for ambulation, and is uniquely suited to absorb shock. Because the foot must support the weight of the entire body, it is prone to injury and pain. When examining the foot, it is important to remove shoes and socks on both sides, so that the entire foot can be inspected and compared.

Research

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Virtual Hand with Ambiguous Movement between the Self and Other Origin: Sense of Ownership and 'Other-Produced' Agency

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2020

While previous research on bodily self-consciousness assumed that self- and other-origin movements were perceptually distinguishable, this protocol allows them to be ambiguous on a virtual hand with unintentional slight movements. This enables us to observe one’s experience formed by SoO and other-produced SoA, rather than the absence of SoA.

Effect of Change of Direction (COD) Movement on Plantar Pressure and Foot Balance in Bilateral Limbs

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2026

This protocol details a standardized approach to quantify plantar pressure distribution, foot balance, and foot axis angle during 45° change-of-direction tasks using a Footscan pressure plate, enabling reproducible assessment of bilateral limb loading patterns at a controlled approach speed.

Using an EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interface for Virtual Cursor Movement with BCI2000

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2009

In this video, we demonstrate the steps required to run a brain-computer interface experiment, including setting up the EEG cap, calibrating the system, and training the user to move a cursor in two dimensions using imagined movements.

The Rubber Hand Illusion

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2023

Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Reaching for objects, walking without hitting obstacles, landing on a chair as you sit (instead of falling to the floor), these and all our physical actions depend on an ability to perceive our own bodies in space, to know where our limbs are relative to one another and relative to the rest of the world. One way that the human brain encodes this information is called proprioception, the brain relies on its own control and feedback...

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