In this study, we aimed to focus on imprecision arising in the vestibular system. Imprecision includes trial-by-trial and temporal variations in sensations, as opposed to overall systematic errors such as bias. Sensorimotor responses and perception are inherently imprecise because of noise in neural systems ( Faisal et al. Precise and accurate motion control is important for survival, such as in older individuals climbing stairs in the dark or pilots landing an aircraft or spacecraft.
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Furthermore, using an altered-gravity centrifuge configuration, we found that manual control precision was improved in “hypergravity” and degraded in “hypogravity.” These results have potential relevance for postural control, aviation, and spaceflight. We found a significant correlation between subjects’ vestibular perceptual thresholds and performance in a manual control task (using a joystick to keep their chair upright), consistent with sensory imprecision negatively affecting functional precision. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The functional implications of imprecise motion sensation are not well understood. The decrement in manual control performance observed in 0.5 G C and in subjects with high thresholds suggests potential risk factors for piloting and locomotion, both on Earth and during human exploration missions to the moon (0.16 G) and Mars (0.38 G). Furthermore, compared with 1.0 G C manual control was more precise in 1.33 G C (−18.3%, P = 0.005) and less precise in 0.5 G C (+39.6%, P < 0.001). A significant intersubject correlation was found between manual control performance (defined as the standard deviation of chair tilt) and thresholds, consistent with sensory imprecision negatively affecting functional precision. Roll-tilt vestibular precision was quantified with roll-tilt vestibular direction-recognition perceptual thresholds, the minimum movement that one can reliably distinguish as leftward vs. Subjects performed the manual control task while supine during short-radius centrifugation, with roll tilts occurring relative to centripetal accelerations of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.33 G C (1 G C = 9.81 m/s 2). Our second objective was to examine the influence of altered gravity on manual control performance. Our first objective was to study the relationship between intersubject differences in manual control performance and sensory precision, determined by measuring vestibular perceptual thresholds. We studied a “vestibular” manual control task in which subjects attempted to keep themselves upright with a rotational hand controller (i.e., joystick) to null out pseudorandom, roll-tilt motion disturbances of their chair in the dark. Motion sensation is inherently imprecise, and the functional implications of this imprecision are not well understood. Once he bought Breitling, he set out an ambitious plan to revive mechanical watchmaking on the one hand, but also to push the development of pilots watches for the modern era on the other.Precise motion control is critical to human survival on Earth and in space. As a licensed pilot and watch enthusiast, he also had an appreciation for Breitling’s history as a longtime maker of aviation timepieces. Schneider’s background in the Signal Corps and his later role spearheading the development of quartz watches at Sicura gave him an appreciation for practical wrist instruments. In 1979, Breitling was pulled from the ashes of bankruptcy by Ernest Schneider, who had a long history serving in the Swiss military. To appreciate the Emergency, it’s helpful to look at its history. I’ve owned the Emergency for a little over a month now and it hasn’t been off my wrist for more than a day or two in that time. I bought the unworn number 1,869 of the 1,999 limited edition watches Breitling made back in 2000 to commemorate the first nonstop round-the-world flight in a balloon, the Orbiter 3.
After circling them for years while continuing to tread a safer path largely littered with mechanical dive watches, I finally pounced. But as I’ve indicated in the past, I have a weakness for uncompromising watches that are designed for a singular purpose and the Emergency is definitely that. For many watch enthusiasts, it’s seen as a bit of a gimmick-an oversized analog-digital quartz(!) marketing tool for guys who fancy themselves minivan test pilots or Scout Leader commandos. The Breitling Emergency has long been a guilty pleasure of mine.
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