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kinesthesis: a standalone construct

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kinesthesis1 CONSTRUCTKinaesthesiaGOODWIN ET AL. · MUSCLE AFFERENTS

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Sensory physiology

Perception of the body's own movement

In sensory physiology, kinesthesis is the sense of movement of the body: the perception of how the limbs are moving and where they are, drawn largely from receptors that signal muscle length and its rate of change. Goodwin, McCloskey, and Matthews's 1972 study used vibration of muscle to create illusions of movement, showing that muscle spindle afferents, not just joint receptors, contribute strongly to this sense. The referent is the afferent-driven perception of limb motion, closely tied to but narrower than proprioception's sense of static position, and it underlies coordination, motor learning, and the felt "feel" of a skill.[1]

Unit
The accuracy and threshold of perceived limb movement and velocity
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Tested by movement-detection thresholds, limb position- and movement-matching tasks, and vibration-induced movement illusions

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References

  1. Goodwin, G. M., McCloskey, D. I., & Matthews, P. B. C. (1972). The contribution of muscle afferents to kinaesthesia shown by vibration induced illusions of movement and by the effects of paralysing joint afferents. Brain, 95(4), 705–748. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/95.4.705

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