reafferencen.
/rɪˈaf(ə)rəns/, /rɪˈaf(ə)rn̩s/, U.S. /riˈæf(ə)rəns/ Physiology.
Sensory stimulation caused by movements of the body (proprioceptive feedback), esp. as contrasted with that caused by external stimuli.
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1953 Behaviour 6 90 (heading) The reafference principle and the concept of prosensory input.
1954 E. von Holst in Brit. Jrnl. Animal Behaviour 2 89/2 Afference..can have two quite different sources: first, stimuli produced by muscular activity, which I shall call re-afference; second, stimuli produced by external factors, which I shall call ex-afference.
1970 J. S. Bruner in K. Connolly Mech. Motor Skill Devel. (Proc. C.A.S.D.S. Study Group)) 67 The crucial issue in the regulation of intentional action is the opportunity to compare what was intended with what in fact resulted, using the difference between the two as a basis of correction. It is immediately apparent that this is the concept of 'reafference' as a source of regulation in behavior.
1979 S. Coren et al. Sensation & Perception xvi. 391/1 It has been suggested that reafference is necessary for the development of accurate visually guided spatial behavior.
1994 Biol. Bull. 187 64/1 The responses of most ALLN [= anterior lateral line nerve] fibers were very weak compared to the strong reafference produced by the skate's ventilatory activity.
1997 Jrnl. Neurophysiol. 78 3468 The OR [= orienting responses] produced an isogonal rotation of the sound source, i.e., response-produced change (reafference) in the acoustic stimulus was distorted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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