Lack of directional adaptation to prism-rearrangement after wheelchair conveyance might be attributed to motivational deficiency instead of inappropriate information from the motor-sensory feedback loop. However, even when Ss must propel and guide themselves in the chair by manipulating the wheels, they fail to adapt despite their motivation.
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