A shared neural integrator for human posture control

Abstract

Control of standing posture requires fusion of multiple inputs including visual, vestibular, somatosensory, and other sensors, each having distinct dynamics. We propose that postural control also entails a shared neural integrator. To test this theory, we perturbed standing subjects with classic sensory stimuli (optokinetic and galvanic vestibular stimulation) and found that our proposed shared filter reproduces the dynamics of subjects’ postural responses.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2017
Source ID
10.1152/jn.00428.2016

Entities

People

  • A. D. Kuo
  • A. R. Wu
  • K. H. Sienko
  • S. E. Haggerty

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Institute on Aging
  • Office of Naval Research Global
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Michigan

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience