impulse-timing model

a model for the organization of a motor program in which the movement trajectory is determined by the amplitude and timing of force impulses produced by the agonist and antagonist muscles. See also equilibrium-point model.

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October 18th 2024

Fechner’s paradox

Fechner’s paradox

the apparent increase in the brightness of a figure caused by closing one eye after viewing the figure with both eyes open. [Gustav Theodor Fechner]