Enhances Rhythmic Motor Control By Reducing Variability , Not Convergence Rate

Title: Haptic Feedback Enhances Rhythmic Motor Control By Reducing Variability, Not Convergence Rate 1 Abbreviated Title for the Running Head: Haptic Feedback Reduces Rhythmic Variability 2 Authors: M. Mert Ankaralı1•, H. Tutkun Şen2, Avik De3, Allison M. Okamura4, Noah J. Cowan1. 3 1Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA, 21218 4 2Dept. of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA, 21218 5 3Dept. of Electrical and Systems Eng., Uni. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19104 6 4Dept. of Mechanical Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA, 94305 7 Corresponding Author. E-mail: [email protected]. Address: 136 Hackerman Hall, 3400 N Charles Street, 8 Baltimore, MD 21218 9 Author Contributions: 10 M. Mert Ankaralı designed and performed experiments, developed analytical tools, analyzed data and wrote the 11 paper. H. Tutkun Şen designed and performed experiments. Avik De performed preliminary experiments and 12 analysis that gave direction to the research. Allison M. Okamura designed experiments and wrote the paper. Noah J. 13 Cowan designed experiments, developed analytical tools, analyzed data and wrote the paper. 14