Limit search to available items
Book Cover
Book
Author Rose, Debra J.

Title A multilevel approach to the study of motor control and learning / Debra J. Rose, Robert W. Christina
Edition Second edition
Published San Francisco : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, 2006

Copies

Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 MELB  152.3 Ros/Mat 2006  AVAILABLE
 MELB  152.3 Ros/Mat 2006  AVAILABLE
 W'PONDS  152.3 Ros/Mat 2006  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction to motor control -- How motor control is studied -- Somatosensory contributions to action -- Visual and vestibular system contributions to action -- Developing and executing the plan of action -- Introduction to motor learning -- How motor learning is studied -- Setting the stage for motor learning -- Organizing the practice environment -- Augmented feedback and motor learning -- Memory and forgetting -- Transfer of motor learning
Summary "This up-to-date textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of motor control and motor learning. The authors integrate knowledge from the fields of cognitive psychology and neuroscience to provide you with a more complete understanding of the multilevel processes that contribute to the acquisition and control of movement skills."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-420) and indexes
Subject Afferent pathways.
Motor learning.
Motor Activity.
Learning.
Psychomotor Performance.
Author Christina, Robert W.
LC no. 2005006531
ISBN 080536031X