TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints4963
UR  - http://cogprints.org/4963/
A1  - Konczak, Jürgen
Y1  - 2005///
N2  - This article reviews two reflexive motor patterns in
humans: Primitive reflexes and motor primitives. Both
terms coexist in the literature of motor development
and motor control, yet they are not synonyms. While
primitive reflexes are a part of the temporary motor
repertoire in early ontogeny, motor primitives refer to
sets of motor patterns that are considered basic units of
voluntary motor control thought to be present
throughout the life-span. The article provides an
overview of the anatomy and neurophysiology of
human reflexive motor patterns to elucidate that both
concepts are rooted in architecture of the spinal cord. I
will advocate that an understanding of the human
motor system that encompasses both primitive reflexes
and motor primitives as well as the interaction with
supraspinal motor centers will lead to an appreciation
of the richness of the human motor repertoire, which in
turn seems imperative for designing epigenetic robots
and highly adaptable human machine interfaces.
PB  - Lund University Cognitive Studies
KW  - motor primitives
KW  -  infantile reflexes
KW  -  infant motor development
KW  -  developmental robot
TI  - On the notion of motor primitives in humans and robots
SP  - 47
AV  - public
EP  - 53
ER  -

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