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 approachable way
encompassing the psychological, physiological, and computational
approaches to motor control.
Human Motor Control, 2e cuts across all movement related
disciplines: physical education, dance, physical therapy, robotics,
etc. This second edition incorporates advances to the field, and
integrates throughout the book how research harkens back to four
critical questions: how do we select our actions of the many
actions possible? How are these behaviors sequenced for appropriate
order and timing between them? How does perception integrate with
motor control? And how are perceptual-motor skills acquired?
As before, the book retains its signature organization around
activity systems. These activity systems include walking, looking,
reaching, drawing and writing, keyboarding, speaking and singing,
and smiling. Chapters here exemplify rather than encompass all the
behaviors related to them. Hence smiling discusses physical and
neural control of the face used in other expressions besides
smiling, as well as the origins of emotional expression, and the
importance of emotion expression in social interaction. These
chapters on activity systems are preceded by chapters on basics,
with an introduction and information on the physiological and
psychological foundations of movement. The last section discusses
integration of movements, individual differences, theories of motor
control, and the contributions of both genetics and technology to
motor control.
Special features of the second edition:
Organization by major activity systems
New: brain imaging, social action, embodied cognition, advances in
genetics and technology
Detailed treatment of motor neuroscience
Further Readings section added to each chapter
* Retains unique organization of first edition: Part 1 on
Preliminaries, Part 2 on Activity Systems, Part 3 on Principles and
Prospects
* Emphasizes exciting advances in the field and promising new
directions
* Well-illustrated with entertaining figures
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