Progress in Motor Control Vol. 2 : Structure-Function Relations in Voluntary Movements

by Latash, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780736000277
• ISBN10: 0736000275
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-12
• Publisher: HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Credits	ix
Behavioral and Neural Aspects of Motor Topology: Following Bernstein's Thread	1	(12)
Apostolos P. Georgopoulos
The Startle Reflex, Voluntary Movement, and the Reticulospinal Tract	13	(12)
J.C. Rothwell
J. Valls-Sole
Posturo-Kinetic Capacity and Postural Function in Voluntary Movements	25	(28)
Simon Bouisset
Serge Le Bozec
Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Postural Control As Revealed in Simpler Systems	53	(30)
G.N. Orlovsky
T.G. Deliagina
Y.l. Arshavsky
Development of Balance Control in Typically Developing Children and Children With Cerebral Palsy: Contributions and Constraints of Musculoskeletal Versus Nervous Subsystems	83	(20)
Marjorie Hines Woollacott
Impairment and Compensation of Reaching in Patients With Stroke and Cerebral Palsy	103	(20)
Mindy F. Levin
Carmen M. Cirstea
Philippe Archambault
Florina Son
Agnes Roby-Brami
Reorganization of Motor Patterns During Motor Learning: A Specific Role of the Motor Cortex	123	(24)
M. Ioffe
J. Massion
C. Schmitz
F. Viallet
R. Gantcheva
Fractional Power Damping Model of Joint Motion	147	(32)
James C. Houk
Andrew H. Fagg
Andrew G. Barto
The Multidimensional and Temporal Regulation of Limb Mechanics by Spinal Circuits	179	(16)
T.R. Nichols
R.J.H. Wilmink
T.J. Burkholder
Steadiness of Lengthening Contractions	195	(14)
Evangelos A. Christou
Brian L. Tracy
Roger M. Enoka
On the Problem of Adequate Language in Biology	209	(20)
Israel M. Gelfand
Mark L. Latash
Bernstein Versus Pavlovianism: An Interpretation	229	(22)
Onno G. Meijer
Index	251	(8)
Contributors	259	(2)
About the Editor	261