Innate Behavior Determines How We Steer Our Car (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Innate Behavior Determines How We Steer Our Car

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When maneuvering a steering wheel, both children and adults demonstrate a jerkiness that researchers have previously been unable to explain. A new discovery shows that the jerkiness is due to an innate behavior humans have when reaching for a target with their hand.

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Henrik Sandsjouml

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