Mechanism for synchronized motion between two humans in mutual tapping experiments: transition from alternative mode to synchronization mode

Autor: Yoshikastu Hayashi, Toshiyuki Kondo, Yoshikatsu Hayashi
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 88(2)
ISSN: 1550-2376
Popis: We performed mutual tapping experiments between two humans to investigate the conditions required for synchronized motion. A transition from an alternative mode to a synchronization mode was discovered under the same conditions as when a subject changed from a reactive mode to an anticipation mode in single tapping experiments. The experimental results suggest that the cycle time for each tapping motion is tuned by a proportional control that is based on synchronization errors and cycle time errors. As the tapping frequency increases, a mathematical model based on feedback control in the sensory-motor closed loop predicts a discrete transition of the mode as the gain factors of the proportional control decrease. The conditions for synchronization are shown as a consequence of the coupled dynamics based on the next feedback loop in the sensory-motor system.
Databáze: OpenAIRE