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Opposing force fields induce direction‑specific sensorimotor adaptation but a non‑specific perceptual shift consistent with a contraction of peripersonal space representation Nicolas X. Leclere1 · Fabrice R. Sarlegna1 · Yann Coello2 · Christophe Bourdin1 Received: 8 April 2020 / Accepted: 6 October 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Most of our daily interactions with objects occur in the space immediately surrounding the body, i.e. the peripersonal space. The peripersonal space is characterized by multisensory processing of objects which are coded in terms of potential actions, specifying for instance whether objects are within reach or not. Our recent work suggested a link between exposure to a new force field, which changed the effector dynamics, and the representation of peripersonal space. To better understand the interplay between the plasticity of the motor system and peripersonal space representation, the present study examined whether changing the direction of the force field specifically modified the perception of action boundaries. Participants seated at the centre of an experimental platform estimated visual targets’ reachability before and after adapting upper-limb reaching movements to the Coriolis force generated by either clockwise or counter clockwise rotation of the platform (120°/s). Opposite spatial after-effects were observed, showing that force-field adaptation depends on the direction of the rotation. In contrast, perceived action boundaries shifted leftward following exposure to the new force field, regardless of the direction of the rotation. Overall, these findings support the idea that abrupt exposure to a new force field results in a direction-specific updating of the central sensorimotor representations underlying the control of arm movements. Abrupt exposure to a new force field also results in a nonspecific shift in the perception of action boundaries, which is consistent with a contraction of the peripersonal space. Such effect, which does not appear to be related to state anxiety, could be related to the protective role of the peripersonal space in response to the uncertainty of the sensorimotor system induced by the abrupt modification of the environment. Keywords Motor control · Force-field adaptation · Manual reaching · Reachability judgment · Peripersonal space representation
Introduction Most of our daily interactions with the environment occur in the space closely surrounding our body, for instance when we shake somebody’s hand or grasp a cup of tea. The portion of space where we can directly interact with objects is usually referred to as the peripersonal space (De Vignemont and Communicated by Francesca Frassinetti. * Christophe Bourdin christophe.bourdin@univ‑amu.fr 1
Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ISM, Marseille, France
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, 59000 Lille, France
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Iannetti 2015; Cléry et al. 2015; Di Pellegrino and Làdavas 2015; Coello et al.
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