In: N. Gantchev and G. N. Gantchev (Eds.) From Basic Motor Control to
Functional Recovery. Academic Publishing House “Prof. M. Drinov”.
Sofia, 1999. pp392-398
In this article, I discuss the relation between
the equilibrium point hypothesis and a recent theoretical framework that has
emerged from experimental studies of the organization of motor control by the
spinal cord (Giszter
et al. 1993).
These studies have suggested the existence of motor primitives that generate
nonlinear force fields acting upon the limbs. The vectorial superposition of
these independent force fields generates a vast repertoire of motor behaviors.
This new theoretical framework may be regarded as an extension of the
equilibrium point theory.