The plasticity that characterizes our nervous system enables us to realize smooth and precise movement despite varying demands. The understanding and distinction of processes enabling to modify existing movements when facing a perturbation (adaptation) or to learn new ones (learning) represents a crucial challenge. Sensorimotor adaptation is reflected not only by the gradual error reduction during the perturbation but mostly by the presence of after-effects once the perturbation is removed. The nature of after-effects provides information concerning the modifications entailed in the sensorimotor system and thus the type of processes involved. The aim of this thesis was to shed light on the comprehension of sensorimotor plasticity processes....