Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Hierarchical motor control in mammals and machines

  • Josh Merel,
  • Matthew Botvinick,
  • Greg Wayne

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13239-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Recent research in motor neuroscience has focused on optimal feedback control of single, simple tasks while robotics and AI are making progress towards flexible movement control in complex environments employing hierarchical control strategies. Here, the authors argue for a return to hierarchical models of motor control in neuroscience.