Human Motor Control

• Author : David A. Rosenbaum, MD,Professor of Psychology David A Rosenbaum, MD
• Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
• Release : 03 July 1991

Human Motor Control is a elementary introduction to the field of motor control, stressing psychological, physiological, and computational approaches. Human Motor Control cuts across all disciplines which are defined with respect to movement: physical education, dance, physical therapy, robotics, and so on. The book is organized around major activity areas. A comprehensive presentation of the major problems and topics in human motor control Incorporates applications of work that lie outside traditional sports or physical education teaching

• Author : Bruce Abernethy,Stephanie J. Hanrahan,Vaughan Kippers,Laurel T. Mackinnon,Marcus G. Pandy
• Publisher : Human Kinetics
• Release : 03 July 2022

"This comprehensive book presents an integrated study of human movement and applies this knowledge to human performance and physical activity across the lifespan. The Biophysical Foundations of Human Movement, Second Edition, considers basic methods and concepts, typical research questions, key historical developments, professional training and organizations, and suggestions for further reading within each subdiscipline. The authors offer a unique perspective on the subdisciplines by exploring not only the basic science but also the changes in human movement and movement potential

• Author : Andrea Utley
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 20 December 2018

An understanding of the scientific principles underpinning the learning and execution of fundamental and skilled movements is of central importance in disciplines across the sport and exercise sciences. The second edition of Motor Control, Learning and Development: Instant Notes offers students an accessible, clear and concise introduction to the core concepts of motor behavior, from learning through to developing expertise. Including two brand new chapters on implicit versus explicit learning and motor control and aging, this new edition is fully

• Author : J. A. Scott Kelso
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 03 July 1982

First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

• Author : Richard A. Schmidt,Timothy D. Lee,Carolee Winstein,Gabriele Wulf,Howard N. Zelaznik
• Publisher : Human Kinetics
• Release : 30 October 2018

Motor Control and Learning, Sixth Edition With Web Resource, focuses on observable movement behavior, the many factors that influence quality of movement, and how movement skills are acquired. The text examines the motivational, cognitive, biomechanical, and neurological processes of complex motor behaviors that allow human movement to progress from unrefined and clumsy to masterfully smooth and agile. This updated sixth edition builds upon the foundational work of Richard Schmidt and Timothy Lee in previous editions. The three new authors—each

• Author : J.J. Summers
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 18 December 1991

During the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in the study of motor control and learning. In this volume authors from a variety of backgrounds and theoretical perspectives review their research with particular emphasis on the methods and paradigms employed, and the future direction of their work. The book is divided into four main sections. The first section contains chapters examining general issues and trends in the movement behaviour field. The remaining three sections contain

• Author : Albert Gollhofer,Wolfgang Taube,Jens Bo Nielsen
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 17 January 2013

The Routledge Handbook of Motor Control and Motor Learning is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of neurophysiological, behavioural and biomechanical aspects of motor function. Adopting an integrative approach, it examines the full range of key topics in contemporary human movement studies, explaining motor behaviour in depth from the molecular level to behavioural consequences. The book contains contributions from many of the world ́s leading experts in motor control and motor learning, and is composed of five thematic

• Author : Marie-Jean Meurs,Frank Rudzicz
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 21 May 2019

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 32nd Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Canadian AI 2019, held in Kingston, ON, Canada, in May 2019. The 27 regular papers and 34 short papers presented together with 8 Graduate Student Symposium papers and 4 Industry Track papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 132 submissions. The focus of the conference was on artificial intelligence research and advanced information and communications technology.

• Author : Vassilios N. Christopoulos
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 July 2022

• Author : Etienne Burdet,David W. Franklin,Theodore E. Milner
• Publisher : MIT Press
• Release : 13 September 2013

A synthesis of biomechanics and neural control that draws on recent advances in robotics to address control problems solved by the human sensorimotor system. This book proposes a transdisciplinary approach to investigating human motor control that synthesizes musculoskeletal biomechanics and neural control. The authors argue that this integrated approach—which uses the framework of robotics to understand sensorimotor control problems—offers a more complete and accurate description than either a purely neural computational approach or a purely biomechanical one. The

• Author : Joseph Jankovic,Eduardo Tolosa
• Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Release : 03 July 2022

Written by an international group of renowned experts, the Fifth Edition of this premier reference provides comprehensive, current information on the genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment, and behavioral and psychologic concomitants of all common and uncommon movement disorders. Coverage includes Parkinson's disease, other neurodegenerative diseases, tremors, dystonia, Tourette's syndrome, Huntington's disease, and ataxias. This edition features extensive updates on genetics, imaging, and therapeutics of Parkinson's disease, other parkinsonian disorders, and all hyperkinetic movement disorders. A bound-in CD-ROM, Video

• Author : Richard J. Jagacinski,John M. Flach
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 08 October 2018

This textbook provides a tutorial introduction to behavioral applications of control theory. Control theory describes the information one should be sensitive to and the pattern of influence that one should exert on a dynamic system in order to achieve a goal. As such, it is applicable to various forms of dynamic behavior. The book primarily deals with manual control (e.g., moving the cursor on a computer screen, lifting an object, hitting a ball, driving a car), both as a

• Author : Luka Peternel,Jan Babič,Erhan Oztop,Tetsunari Inamura,Dingguo Zhang
• Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
• Release : 22 January 2020

In the past years there has been considerable effort to move robots from industrial environments to our daily lives where they can collaborate and interact with humans to improve our life quality. One of the key challenges in this direction is to make a suitable robot control system that can adapt to humans and interactively learn from humans to facilitate the efficient and safe co-existence of the two. The applications of such robotic systems include: service robotics and physical human-robot

• Author : George E. Stelmach
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 28 June 2014

Information Processing in Motor Control and Learning provides the theoretical ideas and experimental findings in the field of motor behavior research. The text presents a balanced combination of theory and empirical data. Chapters discuss several theoretical issues surrounding skill acquisition; motor programming; and the nature and significance of preparation, rapid movement sequences, attentional demands, and sensorimotor integration in voluntary movements. The book will be interesting to psychologists, neurophysiologists, and graduate students in related fields.

• Author : Tadej Petric,Kosta Jovanovic,Toshiaki Tsuji,Calogero Maria Oddo
• Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
• Release : 24 December 2019