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Figure 1: Hand trajectories for reaching before and after rotation of the body, showing that smooth movements are made even after adaptation in an altered environment.

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Sejnowski, T. Making smooth moves. Nature 394, 725–726 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/29406

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