Optimal isn’t good enough

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 106, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 757-765

  Loeb, Gerald E ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Feedback; Internal model; Motor learning; Motor noise; Optimal control; Sensorimotor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COST FUNCTIONS; COSTS; FEEDBACK;

INTERNAL MODELING; MOTOR LEARNING; MOTOR NOISE; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; SENSORIMOTOR; SPINAL CORDS;

WELL TESTING;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; SENSATION;

EID: 84877246208     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-012-0514-6     Document Type: Article

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