Motor Behavior

Connecting Mind and Body for Optimal Performance
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4511-7589-9
Verlag: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

Ives’ Motor Behavior book takes a functional approach to motor control and learning that is in keeping with the modern use and understanding of these topics.  This book will be the most applied on the market.  It takes the basic concepts of motor learning and motor control and integrates them to discuss questions such as how our emotions affect physiological outcome.   This title is unique in that it goes beyond just explaining motor control and motor learning to help students understand how these disciplines interact with each other to affect behavior.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ives, Jeffrey C.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Sportmedizin
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sportmedizin, Medikamentenmissbrauch, Doping

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction to Motor Behavior and the Mind-Body ConnectionUNIT I: Motor ControlChapter 2. Neural Mechanisms in Planning and Initiating MovementChapter 3. Peripheral Neuromuscular Mechanisms in Executing MovementChapter 4. Peripheral Sensory Systems in Monitoring MovementChapter 5. Movement ModelsUNIT 2. Motor LearningChapter 6. Understanding Motor Skill and Motor AbilitiesChapter 7. Learning and the Development of ExpertiseChapter 8. Information Processing and Motor Skill PerformanceChapter 9. Practice and InstructionUNIT 3. Mind, Body, and BrainChapter 10: Muscle Tone and Postural ControlChapter 11. Orthopedic Injury, Rehabilitation, and PrehabilitationChapter 12. Strength, Power, Speed, and Agility