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When making a reaching movement, we adjust our movements continuously based on a comparison of the real movement with the estimated one. The type of adjustments that under study is ‘online’, so if any change occurs, the corresponding movement (e.g. trajectory) can change immediately as well. For example, if we want to take a glass off a tray held by a waiter, we not only have to adjust our posture to keep balance while reaching for it, but might also have to adjust the whole movement as the tray moves. This project investigated online movement adjustments by perturbing the sensory information, i.e., a visual target displaces its location. In this project, how fast one can adjust a goal-directed movement was investigated in reaching and walking tasks. Additionally, the effect of ageing on this fast process was also investigated.The results suggest that the online control processes in reaching and walking tasks are similar, and the pathways used in online control depend on the complexity of the sensory feedback and the level to process information. Moreover, ageing affects online adjustments during goal-directed movements, mainly due to deteriorated muscle functions, which makes future research promising in improving the ability to make online adjustments for the older adults.