During the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increasein interest in the study of motor control and learning. In thisvolume authors from a variety of backgrounds and theoreticalperspectives review their research with particular emphasis onthe methods and paradigms employed, and the future direction oftheir work. The book is divided into four main sections. Thefirst section contains chapters examining general issues andtrends in the movement behaviour field. The remaining threesections contain chapters from scientists working in threebroadly defined areas of interest: coordination and control;visuo-motor processes; and movement disorders. Each sectionprovides an overview of the different approaches and differentlevels of analysis being used to examine specific topics withinthe motor domain.
Author(s): Jeffery J. Summers (Eds.)
Series: Advances in Psychology 84
Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
Year: 1992
Language: English
Pages: ii-xiii, 3-600
Content:
Edited by
Pages ii-iii
Copyright page
Page iv
Preface
Pages v-vi
Jeffery J. Summers
Contributors
Pages ix-xiii
Chapter 1 The Rise and Fall of Dominant Paradigms in Motor Behaviour Research Original Research Article
Pages 3-45
Bruce Abernethy, W.A. Sparrow
Chapter 2 Motor Control and Learning: How Far Do the Experimental Tasks Restrict Our Theoretical Insight? Original Research Article
Pages 47-79
Judith I. Laszlo
Chapter 3 Human Skill and Motor Control: Some Aspects of the Motor Control - Motor Learning Relation Original Research Article
Pages 81-111
H.T.A. (John) Whiting, Stefan Vogt, Beatrix Vereyken
Chapter 4 Handwriting as A Motor Task: Experimentation, Modelling, and Simulation Original Research Article
Pages 113-144
Arnold J.W.M. Thomassen, Gerard P. van Galen
Chapter 5 Measuring Changes in Coordination and Control Original Research Article
Pages 147-162
W.A. Sparrow
Chapter 6 Children's Motor Rhythm and Timing: A Dynamical Approach Original Research Article
Pages 163-194
Helen Parker
Chapter 7 Multi-Sensory Control of Coordinated Movement Original Research Article
Pages 195-231
Patrick Haggard
Chapter 8 Control of Rapid ARM Movement Original Research Article
Pages 233-249
L.R.T. Williams
Chapter 9 Visuomotor Control in Goal-Directed Movements Original Research Article
Pages 253-287
Graham K. Kerr
Chapter 10 The Processing of Visual Feedback in Rapid Movements: Revisited Original Research Article
Pages 289-311
Denis Glencross, Nicholas Barrett
Chapter 11 The Control of Catching Original Research Article
Pages 313-342
G.J.P. Savelsbergh, H.T.A. Whiting, J.R. Pijpers
Chapter 12 Visual Information for the Timing of Skilled Movements: A Review Original Research Article
Pages 343-384
Bruce Abernethy, Robin Burgess-Limerick
Chapter 13 Neuromotor Control and Down Syndrome Original Research Article
Pages 387-412
J. Greg Anson
Chapter 14 The Movement Approach: A Window to Understanding the Clumsy Child Original Research Article
Pages 413-439
Dawne Larkin, Deborah Hoare
Chapter 15 Motor Control Considerations for Assessment and Rehabilitation of Movement Disorders Original Research Article
Pages 441-467
Judith L. Charlton
Chapter 16 The Contribution of Movement Disorders Research to Theories of Motor Control and Learning Original Research Article
Pages 469-494
James G. Phillips, George E. Stelmach
Chapter 17 Adaptive Model Theory: Application to Disorders of Motor Control Original Research Article
Pages 495-548
Peter D. Neilson, Megan D. Neilson, Nicholas J. O'Dwyer
Chapter 18 Movement Behaviour: A Field in Crisis? Original Research Article
Pages 551-562
Jeffery J. Summers
Subject Index
Pages 565-574
Author Index
Pages 575-600
