The human sensorimotor control system has exceptional abilities to perform skillful actions.
We easily switch between strenuous tasks that involve brute force, such as lifting a heavy …

Humans make a number of choices when they walk, such as how fast and for how long. The
preferred steady walking speed seems chosen to minimize energy expenditure per distance …

Skeletal muscles produce forces relatively slowly compared with the action potentials that
excite them. The dynamics of force production are governed by multiple processes, such as …

Reaching movements are guided by estimates of the target object's location. Since the
precision of instantaneous estimates is limited, one might accumulate visual information …

The naturally occurring variability in our movements often poses a significant challenge
when attempting to produce precise and accurate actions, which is readily evident when …

Navigating our physical environment requires changing directions and turning. Despite its
ecological importance, we do not have a unified theoretical account of non-straight-line …

Muscles consume metabolic energy for active movement, particularly when performing
mechanical work or producing force. Less appreciated is the cost for activating muscle …

Humans are adept at a wide variety of motor skills, including the handling of complex objects
and using tools. Advances to understand the control of voluntary goal-directed movements …

Humans experience small fluctuations in their gait when walking on uneven terrain. The
fluctuations deviate from the steady, energy-minimizing pattern for level walking and have …

Reward has consistently been shown to enhance motor behavior; however, its beneficial
effects appear to be largely unspecific. For example, reward is associated with both rapid …