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abstract: |-
  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.
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confdates: 'July 22-24, 2005'
conference: 'Fifth International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics: Modeling Cognitive Development in Robotic Systems'
confloc: 'Nara, Japan'
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  - family: Konczak
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editors_name:
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    given: Luc
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  - family: Kaplan
    given: Frédéric
    honourific: ''
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  - family: Kozima
    given: Hideki
    honourific: ''
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  - family: Yano
    given: Hiroyuki
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  - family: Konczak
    given: Jürgen
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  - family: Metta
    given: Giorgio
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  - family: Nadel
    given: Jacqueline
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  - family: Sandini
    given: Giulio
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  - family: Stojanov
    given: Georgi
    honourific: ''
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  - family: Balkenius
    given: Christian
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keywords: 'motor primitives, infantile reflexes, infant motor development, developmental robot'
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:28
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publisher: Lund University Cognitive Studies
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rev_number: 12
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status_changed: 2007-09-12 17:05:28
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  - dev-psy
  - comp-sci-robot
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title: On the notion of motor primitives in humans and robots
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userid: 3507
volume: 123
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