John F. Soechting

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

John F. Soechting is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, John F. Soechting has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 57 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in John F. Soechting's work include Motor Control and Adaptation (91 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (52 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (46 papers). John F. Soechting is often cited by papers focused on Motor Control and Adaptation (91 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (52 papers) and Tactile and Sensory Interactions (46 papers). John F. Soechting collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and France. John F. Soechting's co-authors include Martha Flanders, Marco Santello, Francesco Lacquaniti, C.A. Terzuolo, Alain Berthoz, Stephen I. Helms Tillery, Kevin C. Engel, F Lestienne, J.R. Dufresne and Gabriel Baud‐Bovy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

John F. Soechting

128 papers receiving 8.0k citations

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Postural Hand Synergies for Tool Use

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G. Westling Sweden

Alan M. Wing United Kingdom

Tamar Flash Israel

Neville Hogan United States

Anatol G. Feldman Canada

Pietro Morasso Italy

Martha Flanders United States

Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi United States

David W. Franklin Germany

J. Randall Flanagan Canada

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John F. Soechting

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All Works

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Soechting, John F., et al.. (2010). Incorporating Prediction in Models for Two-Dimensional Smooth Pursuit. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e12574–e12574. 29 indexed citations

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Winges, Sara A., et al.. (2009). Effects of Object Compliance on Three-Digit Grasping. Journal of Neurophysiology. 101(5). 2447–2458. 19 indexed citations

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Soechting, John F., et al.. (2009). Models for the Extrapolation of Target Motion for Manual Interception. Journal of Neurophysiology. 102(3). 1491–1502. 25 indexed citations

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Winges, Sara A., John F. Soechting, & Martha Flanders. (2007). Multidigit Control of Contact Forces During Transport of Handheld Objects. Journal of Neurophysiology. 98(2). 851–860. 19 indexed citations

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Mrotek, Leigh A., Martha Flanders, & John F. Soechting. (2006). Oculomotor responses to gradual changes in target direction. Experimental Brain Research. 172(2). 175–192. 16 indexed citations

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Henriques, Denise Y. P. & John F. Soechting. (2005). Approaches to the Study of Haptic Sensing. Journal of Neurophysiology. 93(6). 3036–3043. 34 indexed citations

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Henriques, Denise Y. P., Martha Flanders, & John F. Soechting. (2004). Distortions in the visual perception of shape. Experimental Brain Research. 160(3). 384–393. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, Michael A. & John F. Soechting. (2004). Modulation of Grasping Forces During Object Transport. Journal of Neurophysiology. 93(1). 137–145. 25 indexed citations

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Mrotek, Leigh A., Martha Flanders, & John F. Soechting. (2004). Interception of targets using brief directional cues. Experimental Brain Research. 156(1). 94–103. 13 indexed citations

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Soechting, John F., et al.. (2003). Biological constraints simplify the recognition of hand shapes. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 50(2). 265–269. 56 indexed citations

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Henriques, Denise Y. P. & John F. Soechting. (2003). Bias and sensitivity in the haptic perception of geometry. Experimental Brain Research. 150(1). 95–108. 74 indexed citations

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Engel, Kevin C. & John F. Soechting. (2003). Interactions between ocular motor and manual responses during two-dimensional tracking. Progress in brain research. 142. 141–153. 33 indexed citations

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Soechting, John F., Leigh A. Mrotek, & Martha Flanders. (2003). Time constants in the perception of a change in the direction of motion in humans. Neuroscience Letters. 348(1). 56–60. 5 indexed citations

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Baud‐Bovy, Gabriel & John F. Soechting. (2002). Factors influencing variability in load forces in a tripod grasp. Experimental Brain Research. 143(1). 57–66. 26 indexed citations

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Soechting, John F. & Martha Flanders. (1995). Psychophysical approaches to motor control. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 5(6). 742–748. 13 indexed citations

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Tillery, Stephen I. Helms, Martha Flanders, & John F. Soechting. (1994). Errors in kinesthetic transformations for hand apposition. Neuroreport. 6(1). 177–181. 31 indexed citations

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Soechting, John F. & Martha Flanders. (1992). Moving in Three-Dimensional Space: Frames of Reference, Vectors, and Coordinate Systems. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 15(1). 167–191. 279 indexed citations

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Soechting, John F. & Francesco Lacquaniti. (1989). An assessment of the existence of muscle synergies during load perturbations and intentional movements of the human arm. Experimental Brain Research. 74(3). 535–48. 57 indexed citations

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Soechting, John F. & C.A. Terzuolo. (1987). Organization of arm movements in three-dimensional space. Wrist motion is piecewise planar. Neuroscience. 23(1). 53–61. 62 indexed citations

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Berthoz, Alain, Morten la Cour, John F. Soechting, & P.P. Vidal. (1979). The Role of Vision in the Control of Posture During Linear Motion. Progress in brain research. 50. 197–209. 143 indexed citations

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