On achieving strong inference in prehension research.
Smeets and Brenner have suggested that it may be time to abandon Jeannerod's "classical approach" to studying human prehension, and have presented a mathematical model as an alternative. We argue that this model provides insufficient grounds for widespread acceptance, and questions whether or not such an approach furthers the science of motor control.
Human Motor Systems Laboratory, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6.
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