Human Motor Control

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

Autorentext

David A. Rosenbaum, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University, is an award-winning researcher and teacher in the field of cognitive psychology.

Inhalt

Preliminaries:
Introduction.
Physiological Foundations.
Psychological Foundations.
The Activity Systems:
Walking.
Looking.
Reaching and Grasping.
Drawing and Writing.
Keyboarding.
Speaking and Singing.
Smiling.
Principles and Prospects:
Conclusions.
Author Index.
Subject Index.