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Motor Program Theory

Motor Program Theory is a theoretical framework in motor control that posits the existence of pre-structured, centrally stored neural commands (motor programs) responsible for organizing and executing coordinated movements, distinguished from other motor control theories by its emphasis on open-loop, pre-assembled action sequences independent of online sensory feedback.

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10.9K

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270

Authors

167

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2017–2026

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132

Functional imaging of face and hand imitation: towards a motor theory of empathy

Kenneth Raj Leslie, Scott H. Johnson-Frey, Scott T. Grafton · NeuroImage · 2003 · 518 citations

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Superposition of motor programs—I. Rhythmic forearm movements in man

Anatol G. Feldman · Neuroscience · 1980 · 508 citations

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Imitation of Gestures in Children is Goal-directed

Harold Bekkering, Andreas Wohlschläger, Merideth Gattis · The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A · 2000 · 496 citations

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Imitation of Gestures in Children is Goal-directed

Harold Bekkering, Andreas Wohlschläger, Merideth Gattis · The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A · 2000 · 381 citations

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Genetic analysis of defecation in Caenorhabditis elegans.

James H. Thomas · Genetics · 1990 · 342 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RA
    Richard A. Schmidt

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

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  2. GW
    Gabriele Wulf

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States

    6 publications · 571 citations

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  3. HL
    Hartmut Leuthold

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 170 citations

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  4. DJ
    Denis J. Glencross

    Flinders University, Australia

    4 publications · 162 citations

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  5. AM
    Andrew M. Gordon

    Columbia University, United States

    3 publications · 396 citations

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Institutions

167

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    280 citations

  2. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    556 citations

  3. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    364 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    83 citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    56 citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    602 citations

  7. Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

    Leipzig, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Motor Behavior

    JMB · 21 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. Acta Psychologica

    5 publications · 174 citations

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  4. Biological Cybernetics

    4 publications · 90 citations

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  5. Journal of Comparative Physiology A

    4 publications · 128 citations

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