A new theory suggests the motor system acts as an optimal feedback controller and predicts such coordination features as task-constrained variability and goal-directed corrections.
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Scott, S. Optimal strategies for movement: success with variability. Nat Neurosci 5, 1110–1111 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1102-1110
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