Title
Avoiding spurious submovement decompositions II: a scattershot algorithm.
Abstract
Evidence for the existence of discrete submovements underlying continuous human movement has motivated many attempts to "extract" them. Although they produce visually convincing results, all of the methodologies that have been employed are prone to produce spurious decompositions. In previous work, a branch-and-bound algorithm for submovement extraction, capable of global nonlinear minimization, and hence, capable of avoiding spurious decompositions, was presented [Rohrer and Hogan (Biol Cybern 39:190-199, 2003)]. Here, we present a scattershot-type global nonlinear minimization algorithm that requires approximately four orders of magnitude less time to compute. A sensitivity analysis reveals that the scattershot algorithm can reliably detect changes in submovement parameters over time, e.g., over the course of neuromotor recovery.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1007/s00422-006-0055-y
Biological Cybernetics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Error Threshold,Random Initial Condition,Decomposition Condition,Minimum Jerk,Interpeak Interval
Error threshold,Nonlinear minimization,Algorithm,Spurious relationship,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
94
5
0340-1200
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
14
1.75
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Brandon Rohrer1608.93
Neville Hogan2919283.68