EVALUATION OF CENTRAL COMMANDS - TOWARD A THEORETICAL BASIS FOR REHABILITATION

The commentary focuses on the need for motor control modeling as a rat ionale for rehabilitation. We give examples in a bimanual unloading ta sk and examine the potential consequences for recovery in patients wit h cerebral lesions. Hierarchical models of motor control lead to a dis tinction between ''task optimization'' and ''motor optimization'' and to a qualifier on Latash & Anson's ''hands-off'' position.