Human motor control
Motor Control is a complex process that involves the brain, muscles, limbs, and often external objects. It underlies motion, balance, stability, coordination, and our interaction with others and technology. This book is a comprehensive introduction to motor control, covering a complex topic in an ap...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Elsevier Inc.
2010, c2010
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- PRELIMINARIES
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. CORE PROBLEMS
- 3. PHYSIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
- 4. PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
- PART 2: THE ACTIVITY SYSTEMS
- 5. WALKING
- 6. LOOKING
- 7. REACHING
- 8. DRAWING AND WRITING
- 9. KEYBOARDING
- 10. SPEAKING AND SINGING
- 11. SMILING
- PART 3: PRINCIPLES AND PROSPECTS
- 12. MOVING ON.
- Introduction. Understanding human motor control ; Levels of analysis ; Fields contributing to research on human motor control ; Organization of the book
- Core problems. The degrees of freedom problem ; The sequencing and timing problem ; The perceptual-motor integration problem ; The learning problem
- Physical foundations. Muscle ; Proprioception ; Spinal cord ; Cerebellum ; Basal ganglia ; Motor cortex ; Premotor cortex ; Supplementary motor area ; Parietal cortex ; Disconnections ; Concluding remarks
- Psychological foundations. Theories of sequencing and timing ; Skill acquisition ; Codes and stores ; States of mind
- Walking. Descriptions of walking ; Neural control of locomotion ; walking machines ; The development of walking ; Models of motor development ; Navigating ; Memory
- Looking. Blinking ; Accommodation ; Pupil constriction and dilation ; General features of eye movements ; Saccades ; Smooth pursuit movements ; Vergence movements ; Eye movements and space consta
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-465) and indexes