Human Motor Control Book

This book is a comprehensive, 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 unique because it is organized around major activity areas. Key Features* It is a comprehensive presentation of the major problems and topics in human motor control* Incorporates applications of work that lie outside the traditional sports or physical education teaching areas* Emphasizes computational aspects of movement, and gives a much more detailed treatment of motor neurophysiology than other textbooks* Includes critical appraisals of current research on such topics as internal representations of forthcoming movements, and important new theories such as Synergetics* Compiles the latest research--each chapter has been reviewed by at least one expert* Presents extensive discussions of activities such as tennis, long-jumping, diving, and swimming* Features a second part which is organized in a modular fashion to allow you to read only chapters of interestRead More