Anticipatory responses to perturbation of co-ordination in one-handed catching

BUTTON, C, DAVIDS, K, BENNETT, S J and SAVELSBERGH, G J P (2002). Anticipatory responses to perturbation of co-ordination in one-handed catching. Acta Psychologica, 109 (1), 75-93.

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Abstract

Anticipatory responses to perturbation have rarely been studied in the co-ordination of dynamic interceptive actions. In this study, the kinematics of ball catching were examined in skilled catchers when mechanical perturbation of the catching arm was expected and unexpected. During trials where the perturbation was anticipated, participants initiated movements earlier (207±32 ms) than in randomly perturbed trials (223±34 ms). Furthermore, several individuals also tended to move their hand faster when perturbations were expected compared to baseline trials. Individual analyses revealed that three out of eight participants exhibited changes in the relative timing of the grasp phase to adapt to the specific manipulation of task constraints. Anticipatory responses were revealed in changes not only at movement initiation but also in the resulting adaptations to the co-ordination of reach and grasp phases of ball catching. When the catchers could not anticipate perturbations, movement strategies suggested the use of a continuous tracking-based mode of control rather than a prediction-based mode of control.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Centre for Sports Engineering Research
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0001-6918(01)00052-X
Page Range:	75-93
Depositing User:	Carole Harris
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2011 09:23
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2021 00:45
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3281

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