Ian S. Howard

Task-Relevant Haptic Feedback Improves Asymptotic Performance in de novo Arm Control Acquisition

This study shows that task-relevant haptic feedback improves asymptotic performance in learning to control a virtual arm, with more complete error reduction and robust after-effects compared to kinematic mapping.

Investigating Age-Related Decline in Sensorimotor Control Using Robotic Tasks

This paper develops robot-based tasks to assess age-related sensorimotor decline, finding that older adults show slower movements, lower force generation, and longer response times, with the viscous resistance task being most sensitive to these changes.

Passive Dynamics Constrain Human Balancing in a Physical Linear-Rail Cart-Pendulum Task

The paper examines how passive dynamics affect human balancing in a physical cart-pendulum task, finding that faster dynamics lead to shorter balance durations.

Motor Imagery Enhances Performance Beyond the Imagined Action

This study shows motor imagery enhances learning of both imagined and linked overt movements, supported by neural evidence of event-related synchronization.

The impact of dwell time on the contextual effect of visual and passive lead-in movements

This study investigates how dwell time affects the contextual influence of visual and passive lead-in movements on motor learning, finding that visual cues lose effectiveness more quickly than passive cues as dwell time increases.

Kernels of Motor Memory Formation: Temporal Generalization in Bimanual Adaptation

This study investigates how the timing of contextual movements affects motor memory formation and generalization in bimanual tasks, finding distinct temporal generalization patterns based on the timing of contextual cues.

Prior movement of one arm facilitates motor adaptation in the other

The paper investigates whether motor adaptation in one arm can be facilitated by prior movement of the other arm in bimanual sequences, finding that active participation in the sequence supports adaptation.

Asymmetry in kinematic generalisation between visual and passive lead-in movements are consistent with a forward model in the sensorimotor system

The paper investigates kinematic generalization in motor memory formation using visual and passive lead-in movements, finding asymmetric transfer and differences in sensitivity to movement parameters.