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Table 2 Mean and (SD) of the portion of strokes (%) optimized with respect to each cost function

From: Load emphasizes muscle effort minimization during selection of arm movement direction

Cost Function

Dominant arm

Nondominant arm

 

No load

With load

No load

With load

I INTE *

49.6 (9.1)

47.3 (9.0)

32.5 (12.3)

29.0 (14.4)

I INTS **

19.0 (5.7)

27.0 (8.9)

18.7 (7.1)

22.9 (11.1)

I IR

12.7 (4.0)

13.8 (4.9)

12.7 (3.6)

10.7 (5.3)

I E *

36.0 (10.8)

25.7 (23.0)

31.1 (18.1)

15.6 (9.9)

  1. * Significant arm effect (P < 0.05); ** Significant load effect (P < 0.01).