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Unique features of human movement control predicted by the leading joint hypothesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2012

Natalia Dounskaia
Natalia Dounskaia
Affiliation:
Kinesiology Program, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0701. [email protected]://webapp4.asu.edu/directory/person/222701
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Abstract

Vaesen suggests that motor control is not among the primary origins of the uniqueness of human tool use. However, recent findings show that cognitive processes involved in control of human limb movements may be much more sophisticated than it was believed previously. The sophistication of movement control may substantially contribute to the uniqueness of humans in tool use.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , August 2012 , pp. 223 - 224
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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