Abstract:
:We sought to determine whether mirror-symmetrical limb movements (so-called anti-pointing) elicit a pattern of endpoint bias commensurate with perceptual judgments. In particular, we examined whether asymmetries related to the perceptual over- and under-estimation of target extent in respective left and right visual space impacts the trajectories of anti-pointing. In Experiment 1, participants completed direct (i.e. pro-pointing) and mirror-symmetrical (i.e. anti-pointing) responses to targets in left and right visual space with their right hand. In line with the anti-saccade literature, anti-pointing yielded longer reaction times than pro-pointing: a result suggesting increased top-down processing for the sensorimotor transformations underlying a mirror-symmetrical response. Most interestingly, pro-pointing yielded comparable endpoint accuracy in left and right visual space; however, anti-pointing produced an under- and overshooting bias in respective left and right visual space. In Experiment 2, we replicated the findings from Experiment 1 and further demonstrate that the endpoint bias of anti-pointing is independent of the reaching limb (i.e. left vs. right hand) and between-task differences in saccadic drive. We thus propose that the visual field-specific endpoint bias observed here is related to the cognitive (i.e. top-down) nature of anti-pointing and the corollary use of visuo-perceptual networks to support the sensorimotor transformations underlying such actions.
journal_name
Exp Brain Resjournal_title
Experimental brain researchauthors
Heath M,Maraj A,Gradkowski A,Binsted Gdoi
10.1007/s00221-008-1612-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-01 00:00:00pages
275-86issue
2eissn
0014-4819issn
1432-1106journal_volume
192pub_type
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