Motor Control and Sensory-Motor Integration

Issues and Directions

D.J. Glencross, J.P. Piek

• Publisher: North Holland
• Year: 1995
• Print ISBN: 9780444819215
• eBook ISBN: 9780080537009
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Obituary
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of Contributors
• SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
• SECTION 2: NEURAL CONTROL AND DISABILITIES OF SENSORY MOTOR INTEGRATION
• SECTION 3: COMPUTATIONAL AND DYNAMIC MODELS OF MOTOR COORDINATION
• SECTION 4: ACQUISITION & DYNAMICS OF INTERLIMB COORDINATION
• SECTION 5: KINAESTHETIC AND VISUO-MOTOR COORDINATION
• SECTION 6: OVERVIEW AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
• Author Index
• Subject Index