?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=On+the+notion+of+motor+primitives+in+humans+and+robots&rft.creator=Konczak%2C+J%C3%BCrgen&rft.subject=Developmental+Psychology&rft.subject=Robotics&rft.description=This+article+reviews+two+reflexive+motor+patterns+in%0Ahumans%3A+Primitive+reflexes+and+motor+primitives.+Both%0Aterms+coexist+in+the+literature+of+motor+development%0Aand+motor+control%2C+yet+they+are+not+synonyms.+While%0Aprimitive+reflexes+are+a+part+of+the+temporary+motor%0Arepertoire+in+early+ontogeny%2C+motor+primitives+refer+to%0Asets+of+motor+patterns+that+are+considered+basic+units+of%0Avoluntary+motor+control+thought+to+be+present%0Athroughout+the+life-span.+The+article+provides+an%0Aoverview+of+the+anatomy+and+neurophysiology+of%0Ahuman+reflexive+motor+patterns+to+elucidate+that+both%0Aconcepts+are+rooted+in+architecture+of+the+spinal+cord.+I%0Awill+advocate+that+an+understanding+of+the+human%0Amotor+system+that+encompasses+both+primitive+reflexes%0Aand+motor+primitives+as+well+as+the+interaction+with%0Asupraspinal+motor+centers+will+lead+to+an+appreciation%0Aof+the+richness+of+the+human+motor+repertoire%2C+which+in%0Aturn+seems+imperative+for+designing+epigenetic+robots%0Aand+highly+adaptable+human+machine+interfaces.&rft.publisher=Lund+University+Cognitive+Studies&rft.contributor=Berthouze%2C+Luc&rft.contributor=Kaplan%2C+Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric&rft.contributor=Kozima%2C+Hideki&rft.contributor=Yano%2C+Hiroyuki&rft.contributor=Konczak%2C+J%C3%BCrgen&rft.contributor=Metta%2C+Giorgio&rft.contributor=Nadel%2C+Jacqueline&rft.contributor=Sandini%2C+Giulio&rft.contributor=Stojanov%2C+Georgi&rft.contributor=Balkenius%2C+Christian&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4963%2F1%2Fkonczak.pdf&rft.identifier=++Konczak%2C+J%C3%BCrgen++(2005)+On+the+notion+of+motor+primitives+in+humans+and+robots.++%5BConference+Paper%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4963%2F