On the use of auditory information in human movement control

Abstract

A human acting and moving in the environment often produces sounds, which are related to his or her body movements. Movement control requires the continuous use of perceptual information about the ongoing movement. It was investigated whether humans can and do use sound produced by their movements as auditory information for the control of their movements. In the experiments the movements or tasks required from the subjects were varied, as well as the available auditory and visual information. The success in the movement tasks was measured. The results obtained so far show that auditory information is used for movement control by the subjects, especially with complicated movements.