How adaptation, training, and customization contribute to benefits from exoskeleton assistance

KL Poggensee, SH Collins - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Exoskeletons can enhance human mobility, but we still know little about why they are
effective. For example, we do not know the relative importance of training, how much is …

Evidence for an effector-independent action system from people born without hands

Y Liu, G Vannuscorps, A Caramazza… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Many parts of the visuomotor system guide daily hand actions, like reaching for and
grasping objects. Do these regions depend exclusively on the hand as a specific body part …

A robot-aided visuomotor wrist training induces gains in proprioceptive and movement accuracy in the contralateral wrist

Y Wang, H Zhu, N Elangovan, L Cappello, G Sandini… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Proprioceptive training is a neurorehabilitation approach known to improve proprioceptive
acuity and motor performance of a joint/limb system. Here, we examined if such learning …

Ipsilateral transfer of motor skill from lower to upper limb in healthy adults: A randomized controlled trial

NE Sherman, O Elion, Z Kozol, M Einat… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background and purpose Whereas motor skills of the untrained upper limb (UL) can improve
following practice with the other UL, it has yet to be determined if an UL motor skill can …

Effect of a single bout of acute aerobic exercise at moderate-to-vigorous intensities on motor learning, retention and transfer

H Lorås, M Haga, H Sigmundsson - Sports, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acute exercise influences human cognition, and evidence suggests that learning can be
improved. According to the cognitive–energetic approach towards exercise cognition …

Investigating different levels of bimanual interaction with a novel motor learning task: A behavioural and transcranial alternating current stimulation study

MJ Schoenfeld, IF Grigoras, CJ Stagg… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Many tasks require the skilled interaction of both hands, such as eating with knife and fork or
keyboard typing. However, our understanding of the behavioural and neurophysiological …

Relationship between skill training and skill transfer through the example of bimanual motor learning

MJ Schoenfeld, J Thom, J Williams… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Skill training aims to improve the performance of the task at hand and aims to transfer the
acquired skill to related tasks. Both skill training and skill transfer are part of our everyday …

Qualitative and quantitative change in the kinematics of learning a non-dominant overarm throw

HA Palmer, KM Newell, D Gordon, L Smith… - Human movement …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated changes in non-dominant overarm throw technique over practice
from the perspective of three distinct though potentially complementary approaches to motor …

More pronounced bimanual interference in proximal compared to distal effectors of the upper extremities

MA Aune, H Lorås, A Djuvsland, RP Ingvaldsen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bimanual performance depends on effective and modular bilateral communication between
the two bodysides. Bilateral neural interactions between the bodysides could cause …

Proximal upper limb sensorimotor integration in response to novel motor skill acquisition

S O'Brien, D Andrew, M Zabihhosseinian, P Yielder… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Previous studies have shown significant changes in cortical and subcortical evoked
potential activity levels in response to motor training with the distal upper-limb muscles …