Human Motor Control
- 1st Edition - November 28, 1990
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: David A. Rosenbaum
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 5 9 7 3 0 0 - 7
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 9 3 3 - 0 4 3 4 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 7 1 0 8 - 9
Human Motor Control is a elementary introduction to the field of motor control, stressing psychological, physiological, and computational approaches. Human Motor Control cuts acro… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHuman 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
Students in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in motor control, motor behavior, and motor learning as well as students in programs in physical education, psychology, physical therapy, and rehabilitation.
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.
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.
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 28, 1990
- No. of pages (eBook): 300
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780125973007
- Paperback ISBN: 9781493304349
- eBook ISBN: 9780080571089
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David A. Rosenbaum
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.
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Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA USARead Human Motor Control on ScienceDirect