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  1. [1] § Methods › Growing up training phase ↔ task.py, lines 22–139 · score 0.79 · 100–300 ms, random uniform, catch trial, starting positions, go cue, joint
  2. [2] § Methods › RNN model ↔ utils.py, lines 19–67 · score 0.55 · rigid tendon Hill, muscle
  3. [3] § Methods › Targeted dimensionality reduction ↔ tdr.py, lines 4–30 · score 0.55 · Gram Schmidt orthogonalization, matrix

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  1. import motornet as mn
  2. import torch as th
  3. import numpy as np
  4. from typing import Any
  5. from typing import Union
  7. go_time = 0.44
  8. #go_time = 0.10
  10. class CentreOutFF(mn.environment.Environment):
  11. """A reach to a random target from a random starting position."""
  13. def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
  14. # pass everything as-is to the parent Environment class
  15. super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
  16. self.__name__ = "CentreOutFF"
  17. # check if we have K and B in kwargs
  18. self.K = kwargs.get('K', 150)
  19. self.B = kwargs.get('B', 0.5)
  22. def reset(self, *,
  23. seed: int | None = None,
  24. ff_coefficient: float = 0.,
  25. condition: str = 'train',
  26. catch_trial_perc: float = 50,
  27. go_cue_random = None,
  28. is_channel: bool = False,
  29. calc_endpoint_force: bool = False,
  30. go_cue_range: Union[list, tuple, np.ndarray] = (0.1, 0.3),
  31. options: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> tuple[Any, dict[str, Any]]:
  33. self._set_generator(seed)
  37. options = {} if options is None else options
  38. batch_size: int = options.get('batch_size', 1)
  39. joint_state: th.Tensor | np.ndarray | None = options.get('joint_state', None)
  40. deterministic: bool = options.get('deterministic', False)
  42. self.calc_endpoint_force = calc_endpoint_force
  43. self.batch_size = batch_size
  44. self.catch_trial_perc = catch_trial_perc
  45. self.ff_coefficient = ff_coefficient
  46. self.go_cue_range = go_cue_range # in seconds
  47. self.is_channel = is_channel
  50. if (condition=='train'): # train net to reach to random targets
  52. joint_state = None
  54. goal = self.joint2cartesian(self.effector.draw_random_uniform_states(batch_size)).chunk(2, dim=-1)[0]
  55. self.goal = goal if self.differentiable else self.detach(goal)
  57. # specify go cue time
  58. if go_cue_random is None:
  59. go_cue_time = np.random.uniform(self.go_cue_range[0],self.go_cue_range[1],batch_size)
  60. else:
  61. if go_cue_random:
  62. go_cue_time = np.random.uniform(self.go_cue_range[0],self.go_cue_range[1],batch_size)
  63. else:
  64. go_cue_time = np.tile(go_time,batch_size)
  66. self.go_cue_time = go_cue_time
  68. elif (condition=='test'): # centre-out reaches to each target
  70. angle_set = np.deg2rad(np.arange(0,360,45)) # 8 directions
  71. reps = int(np.ceil(batch_size / len(angle_set)))
  72. angle = np.tile(angle_set, reps=reps)
  73. batch_size = reps * len(angle_set)
  75. reaching_distance = 0.10
  76. lb = np.array(self.effector.pos_lower_bound)
  77. ub = np.array(self.effector.pos_upper_bound)
  78. start_position = lb + (ub - lb) / 2
  80. start_position = np.array([1.047, 1.570])
  81. start_position = start_position.reshape(1,-1)
  82. start_jpv = th.from_numpy(np.concatenate([start_position, np.zeros_like(start_position)], axis=1)) # joint position and velocity
  83. start_cpv = self.joint2cartesian(start_jpv).numpy()
  84. end_cp = reaching_distance * np.stack([np.cos(angle), np.sin(angle)], axis=-1)
  86. goal_states = start_cpv + np.concatenate([end_cp, np.zeros_like(end_cp)], axis=-1)
  87. goal_states = goal_states[:,:2]
  88. goal_states = goal_states.astype(np.float32)
  90. joint_state = th.from_numpy(np.tile(start_jpv,(batch_size,1)))
  91. goal = th.from_numpy(goal_states)
  92. self.goal = goal if self.differentiable else self.detach(goal)
  94. # specify go cue time
  95. if go_cue_random is None:
  96. go_cue_time = np.tile(go_time,batch_size)
  97. else:
  98. if go_cue_random:
  99. go_cue_time = np.random.uniform(self.go_cue_range[0],self.go_cue_range[1],batch_size)
  100. else:
  101. go_cue_time = np.tile(go_time,batch_size)
  102. self.go_cue_time = go_cue_time
  104. self.effector.reset(options={"batch_size": batch_size,"joint_state": joint_state})
  106. self.elapsed = 0.
  107. action = th.zeros((batch_size, self.muscle.n_muscles)).to(self.device)
  109. self.obs_buffer["proprioception"] = [self.get_proprioception()] * len(self.obs_buffer["proprioception"])
  110. self.obs_buffer["vision"] = [self.get_vision()] * len(self.obs_buffer["vision"])
  111. self.obs_buffer["action"] = [action] * self.action_frame_stacking
  113. # specify catch trials
  114. catch_trial = np.zeros(batch_size, dtype='float32')
  115. p = int(np.floor(batch_size * self.catch_trial_perc / 100))
  116. catch_trial[np.random.permutation(catch_trial.size)[:p]] = 1.
  117. self.catch_trial = catch_trial
  119. # specify go cue time
  120. self.go_cue_time[self.catch_trial==1] = self.max_ep_duration
  121. self.go_cue = th.zeros((batch_size,1)).to(self.device)
  122. self.init = self.states['fingertip']
  124. obs = self.get_obs(deterministic=deterministic)
  128. self.endpoint_load = th.zeros((batch_size,2)).to(self.device)
  129. self.endpoint_force = th.zeros((batch_size,2)).to(self.device)
  131. info = {
  132. "states": self.states,
  133. "endpoint_load": self.endpoint_load,
  134. "endpoint_force": self.endpoint_force,
  135. "action": action,
  136. "noisy action": action, # no noise here so it is the same
  137. "goal": self.goal * self.go_cue + self.init * (1-self.go_cue), # target
  138. }
  139. return obs, info
  142. def step(self, action, deterministic: bool = False):
  143. self.elapsed += self.dt
  145. if deterministic is False:
  146. noisy_action = self.apply_noise(action, noise=self.action_noise)
  147. else:
  148. noisy_action = action
  150. self.effector.step(noisy_action,endpoint_load=self.endpoint_load)
  153. # calculate endpoint force (External force)
  154. self.endpoint_load = get_endpoint_load(self)
  155. mask = self.elapsed < (self.go_cue_time + (self.vision_delay) * self.dt)
  156. self.endpoint_load[mask] = 0
  158. # calculate endpoint force (Internal force)
  159. self.endpoint_force = get_endpoint_force(self)
  161. # specify go cue time
  162. #mask = self.elapsed >= (self.go_cue_time + (self.vision_delay-1) * self.dt)
  163. mask = self.elapsed > (self.go_cue_time + (self.vision_delay) * self.dt)
  164. self.go_cue[mask] = 1
  167. obs = self.get_obs(action=noisy_action)
  169. terminated = bool(self.elapsed >= self.max_ep_duration)
  170. info = {
  171. "states": self.states,
  172. "endpoint_load": self.endpoint_load,
  173. "endpoint_force": self.endpoint_force,
  174. "action": action,
  175. "noisy action": noisy_action,
  176. "goal": self.goal * self.go_cue + self.init * (1-self.go_cue),
  177. }
  179. return obs, terminated, info
  181. def get_proprioception(self):
  182. mlen = self.states["muscle"][:, 1:2, :] / self.muscle.l0_ce
  183. mvel = self.states["muscle"][:, 2:3, :] / self.muscle.vmax
  184. prop = th.concatenate([mlen, mvel], dim=-1).squeeze(dim=1)
  185. return self.apply_noise(prop, self.proprioception_noise)
  187. def get_vision(self):
  188. vis = self.states["fingertip"]
  189. return self.apply_noise(vis, self.vision_noise)
  191. def get_obs(self, action=None, deterministic: bool = False):
  192. self.update_obs_buffer(action=action)
  194. obs_as_list = [
  195. self.obs_buffer["vision"][0], # oldest element
  196. self.obs_buffer["proprioception"][0], # oldest element
  197. self.goal, # goal #self.init, # initial position
  198. self.go_cue, # sepcify go cue as an input to the network
  199. ]
  200. obs = th.cat(obs_as_list, dim=-1)
  202. if deterministic is False:
  203. obs = self.apply_noise(obs, noise=self.obs_noise)
  204. return obs
  207. def get_endpoint_force(self):
  208. """Internal force
  209. """
  210. endpoint_force = th.zeros((self.batch_size, 2)).to(self.device)
  211. if self.calc_endpoint_force:
  212. L1 = self.skeleton.L1
  213. L2 = self.skeleton.L2
  215. pos0, pos1 = self.states['joint'][:,0], self.states['joint'][:,1]
  216. pos_sum = pos0 + pos1
  217. c1 = th.cos(pos0)
  218. c12 = th.cos(pos_sum)
  219. s1 = th.sin(pos0)
  220. s12 = th.sin(pos_sum)
  222. jacobian_11 = -L1*s1 - L2*s12
  223. jacobian_12 = -L2*s12
  224. jacobian_21 = L1*c1 + L2*c12
  225. jacobian_22 = L2*c12
  228. forces = self.states['muscle'][:, self.muscle.state_name.index('force'):self.muscle.state_name.index('force')+1, :]
  229. moments = self.states["geometry"][:, 2:, :]
  231. torque = -th.sum(forces * moments, dim=-1)
  233. for i in range(self.batch_size):
  234. jacobian_i = th.tensor([[jacobian_11[i], jacobian_12[i]], [jacobian_21[i], jacobian_22[i]]])
  236. endpoint_force[i] = torque[i] @ th.inverse(jacobian_i)
  238. return endpoint_force
  239. else:
  240. return endpoint_force
  242. def get_endpoint_load(self):
  243. """External force
  244. """
  245. # Calculate endpoiont_load
  246. vel = self.states["cartesian"][:,2:]
  248. # TODO
  249. self.goal = self.goal.clone()
  250. self.init = self.init.clone()
  252. endpoint_load = th.zeros((self.batch_size,2)).to(self.device)
  254. if self.is_channel:
  256. X2 = self.goal
  257. X1 = self.init
  259. # vector that connect initial position to the target
  260. line_vector = X2 - X1
  262. xy = self.states["cartesian"][:,2:]
  263. xy = xy - X1
  265. projection = th.sum(line_vector * xy, axis=-1)/th.sum(line_vector * line_vector, axis=-1)
  266. projection = line_vector * projection[:,None]
  268. err = xy - projection
  270. projection = th.sum(line_vector * vel, axis=-1)/th.sum(line_vector * line_vector, axis=-1)
  271. projection = line_vector * projection[:,None]
  272. err_d = vel - projection
  274. F = -1*(self.B*err+self.K*err_d)
  275. endpoint_load = F
  276. else:
  277. FF_matvel = th.tensor([[0, 1], [-1, 0]], dtype=th.float32)
  278. endpoint_load = self.ff_coefficient * (vel@FF_matvel.T)
  279. return endpoint_load

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Overview

Authors: Mahdiyar Shahbazi1, Olivier Codol2,3, Jonathan A Michaels4,5, Paul L Gribble1,4
ORCID iDs: Mahdiyar Shahbazi, Olivier Codol, Jonathan A Michaels, Paul L Gribble
  1. Department of Psychology, Western University, London, Canada
  2. Mila–Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute, Montréal, Canada
  3. Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
  4. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Canada
  5. School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Canada
Institutions: Western University (Canada); Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute (Canada); Université de Montréal (Canada); York University (Canada); York University (United States)
Journal: eLife, volume 14, article RP107423
Dates: published online 13 May 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY
Identifiers: DOI 10.7554/elife.107423 · PMID 42126916 · PMCID PMC13171098 · OpenAlex W4413342903
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: code verified
Categories: behavior only (modality), human (organism)
Methods: Machine learning
Keywords: None
MeSH: Learning*, Models, Neurological*, Motor Skills*, Recurrent Neural Networks*, Biomechanical Phenomena, Humans, Models, Anatomic, Movement, Reaction Time, Upper Extremity (* major topic)
Topic: Motor Control and Adaptation (Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN/05458-2018)
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 59 references in the paper

Abstract

Learning to adapt voluntary movements to an external perturbation, whether mechanical or visual, is faster during a second encounter than during the first. The mechanisms underlying this phenomenon, known as savings, remain unclear. Recent studies propose that the high dimensionality of neural control enables the retention of learning traces that may facilitate savings. To test this idea, we used MotorNet, a framework for training recurrent neural networks (RNNs) to control biomechanical models of the human upper limb. RNNs were trained to perform reaching movements with a velocity-dependent force field (FF) and without (NF) in the sequence NF1 (baseline), FF1 (adaptation), NF2 (washout), and FF2 (re-adaptation). RNNs showed behaviural signatures of savings in the absence of any explicit contextual input signalling the presence or absence of the FF. Savings was more robust in RNNs with larger numbers of units. We identified a component of RNN activity associated with savings—a shift in preparatory activity that persisted even after washout. Displacing this preparatory activity in the direction of the shift enhanced savings, whereas perturbations in the opposite direction reduced or eliminated savings. These findings suggest a potential neural basis for motor memory retention underlying savings that is reliant on the high dimensionality of neural circuits for control, and is independent of cognitive or strategic learning.

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Shahbazi, M., Codol, O., Michaels, J. A., & Gribble, P. L. (2026). A context-free model of savings in motor learning. eLife, 14, RP107423. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.107423

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@article{shahbazi2026context,
author = {Shahbazi, Mahdiyar and Codol, Olivier and Michaels, Jonathan A and Gribble, Paul L},
title = {{A context-free model of savings in motor learning}},
journal = {eLife},
year = {2026},
month = may,
volume = {14},
pages = {RP107423},
publisher = {eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd},
issn = {2050-084X},
doi = {10.7554/elife.107423},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.107423},
pmid = {42126916},
pmcid = {PMC13171098}
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