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Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

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Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

By: Mark L. Latash

With eight new chapters and 130 pages of fresh material, this second edition covers a wide range of topics, including movement disorders and current theories of motor control and co-ordination.

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Progress in Motor Control: Bernstein's traditions in movement studies

By: Mark L. Latash

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Progress in Motor Control: Bernstein's traditions in movement studies

By: Mark L. Latash

Contributors of the 16 papers were charged with reviewing urgent problems of motor control rather than reporting on their own research, in order to produce a broad reference for professionals and graduate students in the field. Four of them worked directly with Nikolai Berstein (1896-1966), the Russian scientist who first worked in the field and wh.

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0880116749

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Fundamentals of Motor Control

By: Mark L. Latash

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Fundamentals of Motor Control

By: Mark L. Latash

Motor control is a relatively young field of research exploring how the nervous system produces purposeful, coordinated movements in its interaction with the body and the environment through conscious and unsconscious thought. Many books purporting to cover motor control have veered off course to examine biomechanics and physiology rather than actual control, leaving a gap in the literature. This book covers all the major perspectives in motor control, with a balanced approach. There are chapters explicitly dedicated to control theory, to dynamical systems, to biomechanics, to different behaviors, and to motor learning, including case studies. - Reviews current research in motor control - Contains balanced perspectives among neuroscience, psychology, physics and biomechanics - Highlights controversies in the field - Discusses neurophysiology, control theory, biomechanics, and dynamical systems under one cover - Links principles of motor control to everyday behaviors - Includes case studies delving into topics in more detail

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0123914124

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Biomechanics and Motor Control

Defining Central Concepts

By: Mark L. Latash,Vladimir Zatsiorsky

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Biomechanics and Motor Control

Defining Central Concepts

By: Mark L. Latash,Vladimir Zatsiorsky

Biomechanics and Motor Control: Defining Central Concepts provides a thorough update to the rapidly evolving fields of biomechanics of human motion and motor control with research published in biology, psychology, physics, medicine, physical therapy, robotics, and engineering consistently breaking new ground. This book clarifies the meaning of the most frequently used terms, and consists of four parts, with part one covering biomechanical concepts, including joint torques, stiffness and stiffness-like measures, viscosity, damping and impedance, and mechanical work and energy. Other sections deal with neurophysiological concepts used in motor control, such as muscle tone, reflex, pre-programmed reactions, efferent copy, and central pattern generator, and central motor control concepts, including redundancy and abundance, synergy, equilibrium-point hypothesis, and motor program, and posture and prehension from the field of motor behavior. The book is organized to cover smaller concepts within the context of larger concepts. For example, internal models are covered in the chapter on motor programs. Major concepts are not only defined, but given context as to how research came to use the term in this manner. - Presents a unified approach to an interdisciplinary, fragmented area - Defines key terms for understanding - Identifies key theories, concepts, and applications across theoretical perspectives - Provides historical context for definitions and theory evolution

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Synergy

By: Mark L. Latash

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Synergy

By: Mark L. Latash

Synergy discusses a general problem in biology: The lack of an adequate language for formulating biologically specific problems. Written for an inquisitive reader who is not necessarily a professional in the area of movement studies, this book describes the recent progress in the control and coordination of human movement. The book begins with a brief history of movement studies and reviews the current central controversies in the area of control of movements with an emphasis on the equilibrium-point hypothesis. An operational definition of synergy is introduced and a method of analysis of synergies is described based on the uncontrolled manifold hypothesis. Further this method is used to characterize synergies in a variety of tasks including such common motor tasks as standing, pointing, reaching, standing-up, and manipulation of hand-held objects. Applications of this method to movements by persons with neurological disorders, persons with atypical development and healthy elderly persons are illustrated, as well as changes in motor synergies with practice. Possible neurophysiological mechanisms of synergies are also discussed with the focus on such conspicuous structures as the spinal cord, the cerebellum, the basal ganglia, and the cortex of the large hemispheres. A variety of models are discussed based on different computational and neurophysiological principles. Possible applications of the introduced definition of synergies to other areas such as perception and language are discussed.

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Oxford University Press

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0190450436

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Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

By: Mark L. Latash

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Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

By: Mark L. Latash

With eight new chapters and 130 pages of fresh material, this second edition covers a wide range of topics, including movement disorders and current theories of motor control and co-ordination.

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Progress in Motor Control: Effects of age, disorder, and rehabilitation

By: Mark L. Latash,Mindy F. Levin

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Progress in Motor Control: Effects of age, disorder, and rehabilitation

By: Mark L. Latash,Mindy F. Levin

The authors explore recent progress in theoretical & experimental studies of motor control, from the perspective of practitioners who work with patients that have motor disorders. The text also develops new approaches to motor rehabilitation.

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0736044000

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Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control

By: Mark L. Latash,Tarkeshwar Singh

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By: Mark L. Latash,Tarkeshwar Singh

The study of motor control is evolving into a field of natural science comparable in its rigor and exactness to established fields such as classical physics. This advancement necessitates a resource that offers more precise terminology and rigorous logics. Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control, Third Edition, rises to the challenge by building on its foundation with thoroughly updated information, expanded content, and an organizational overhaul. By emphasizing the neurophysiological mechanisms involved in the processes of generating voluntary movements, the text offers a distinct understanding of how the brain generates control signals and how the body executes them. Author Mark Latash, PhD—founding editor of the journal Motor Control and past president of the International Society of Motor Control (ISMC)—combines his expertise with the experience of new coauthor Tarkeshwar Singh, PhD, director of the Sensorimotor Neuroscience and Learning Laboratory at Penn State University. In the third edition of this book, previously titled Neurophysiological Basis of Movement, the authors present the following: New chapters on motor learning and sensorimotor integration Expanded sections dedicated to the role of different sensory modalities in motor control, kinesthetic perception, and action–perception interactions An exploration of the basis of neuroanatomy, aging and development, motor disorders, and basic concepts such as coordination, reflexes, voluntary movement, sensation, and perception Supported with hundreds of illustrations and chapter introductions that provide smooth transitions from one topic to the next, the third edition also incorporates thought-provoking problems that encourage students to think critically and become aware of the types of motor control issues that have yet to be studied or solved. At the end of each section, additional problems are offered in short essay and multiple-choice formats as a means of self-testing. Other supplemental learning aids include chapter summaries as well as key terms and topics. Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control, Third Edition, deepens students’ knowledge of the link between the brain and movement with basic facts about neural motor control, neuroanatomy, and movement disorders. The text will help usher in a new era in the study of motor control, promoting independent thinking and sharing thought-provoking ideas on current theories of motor control and coordination.

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Progress in Motor Control: Structure-function relations in voluntary movements

By: Mark L. Latash

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Progress in Motor Control: Structure-function relations in voluntary movements

By: Mark L. Latash

Progress in Motor Control, Volume Two, features 12 chapters by internationally known researchers in the field of motor control. Comprehensive and up to date, the reference reflects the spirit of the great Nikolai Bernstein, one of the founders of the area now defined as motor control and a significant contributor to the structure-function controversy. Progress in Motor Control, Volume Two, preserves many of the features that made the first volume a state-of-the-art reference and presents these new features: -A reader-friendly design -More than 170 figures to illustrate the scientific ideas expressed -Many up-to-date references to help readers find the most current research in the field Less theoretical than the first volume, this book provides readers with valuable information on these subjects: -The direct relations of the motor function to neurophysiological and/or biomechanical structures -The role of the motor cortex and other brain structures in motor control and motor learning -The multidimensional and temporal regulation of limb mechanics by spinal circuits In this unique forum, prominent motor control scientists contribute varying viewpoints on different aspects of structure-function relations. These prominent scholars include scientists from the former Soviet Union who either knew Bernstein personally or worked closely with his students, biomechanists and neurophysiologists who focus on the role of particular body structures in the movement of production, and clinicians who analyze changes in movements with children and adults with neurological disorders. The book also gives an overview of the disagreement between Ivan Pavlov and Nikolai Bernstein, which is one of the most fascinating and controversial disagreements in the history of contemporary neurophysiology. Whether you're a researcher, or graduate or postdoctoral student, Progress in Motor Control, Volume Two, thoroughly summarizes the latest motor control issues, research, and theories, and it identifies problems in need of investigation.

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0736000275

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Physics of Biological Action and Perception

By: Mark L. Latash

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Physics of Biological Action and Perception

By: Mark L. Latash

Physics of Biological Action and Perception helps researchers interested in exploring biological motor control from a physics or alternative viewpoint perspective. The book introduces the idea of parametric control as a distinguishing feature of living systems. Sections cover how the CNS creates stable percepts based on fuzzy and continuously changing signals from numerous receptors and the variable processes related to ongoing actions. The author also develops the idea of control with referent coordinates to stability of salient variables in fields typically united under the label of "cognition." Examples of this include communication (how the gist of a message is preserved despite variability of phrases), thought processes (how one can solve a mental problem via different logical routes), and playing chess (how one selects an optimal move given a position on the board). The book is written for researchers, instructors, clinicians and other professionals in all the fields related to biological movement and perception. - Presents a unifying theory of motor control based on physics - Encompasses action, perception and cognition - Discusses referent coordinates, kinesthetic perception and stability of actions - Identifies the importance of the CNS over computational brain function

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Classics in Movement Science

By: Mark L. Latash

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Classics in Movement Science

By: Mark L. Latash

Classics in Movement Science begins with a through and provocative introductory chapter on the beginnings of movement science, which sets the stage for the rest of the book. It presents 13 classical papers from famous scientists.

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Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control

By: Mark L. Latash,Tarkeshwar Singh

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Progress in Motor Control: Structure-function relations in voluntary movements

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Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

Progress in Motor Control: Bernstein's traditions in movement studies

Progress in Motor Control: Bernstein's traditions in movement studies

Fundamentals of Motor Control

Fundamentals of Motor Control

Biomechanics and Motor Control

Biomechanics and Motor Control

Synergy

Synergy

Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

Neurophysiological Basis of Movement

Progress in Motor Control: Effects of age, disorder, and rehabilitation

Progress in Motor Control: Effects of age, disorder, and rehabilitation

Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control

Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control

Progress in Motor Control: Structure-function relations in voluntary movements

Progress in Motor Control: Structure-function relations in voluntary movements

Physics of Biological Action and Perception

Physics of Biological Action and Perception

Classics in Movement Science

Classics in Movement Science

Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control

Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control

Progress in Motor Control: Structure-function relations in voluntary movements

Progress in Motor Control: Structure-function relations in voluntary movements

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