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Vigor of reactive postural responses is set from feedback and feedforward processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2021

Luis Augusto Teixeira Open the ORCID record for Luis Augusto Teixeira [Opens in a new window]
Luis Augusto Teixeira*
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School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes, 65. Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP 05508-030, Brazil. lateixei@usp.br
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Abstract

I explore a distinct perspective from that brought in the book by arguing that in postural control our organism selects the vigor of reactive responses guided by an optimization rule considering first the required postural response for balance recovery as indicated by afferent information from a myriad of sensory receptors, and second the history of previous responses to similar perturbations.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e134
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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