Motor Control and Sensory Motor Integration: Issues and Directions

Motor Control and Sensory Motor Integration: Issues and Directions
ISBN-10
0444819215
ISBN-13
9780444819215
Category
Psychology
Pages
445
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
North-Holland
Authors
Jan P. Piek, Denis J. Glencross

Description

This volume evolved from a workshop which addressed the general area of motor control, and the broader problems of serial organisation and sensory-motor integration of human skills. A number of specific issues are highlighted, including the neural mechanisms and disabilities of sensory-motor integration, planning and programming of action, the dynamics of interlimb coordination, amendment and updating mechanisms, and in particular, perception-action coupling and the representation of action. Underlying much of the volume are the major theoretical issues which include the debate between computational and prescriptive approaches versus the emergent properties and system dynamics approaches. The book represents a diverse approach from such disciplines as psychology, electrical and mechanical engineering, human movement studies, physiotherapy, neurology, and kinesiology.

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