Learning and Generalization of Force Coordination Patterns

This lecture presents research on learning and generalization of force coordination patterns between different hand configurations. It explores how people reorganize fingertip forces to move a cursor on a computer screen and generalize these skills to different hand postures. The study involves a manipulandum measuring fingertip forces and compares a train group practicing in one hand configuration with a control group. Results show significant improvement in the train group's performance and the generalization of learned skills to novel hand postures.