
Vision and Motor Control: Volume 85
North-Holland (Publisher)
Published on 20. February 1992
Book
Hardback
475 pages
978-0-444-88816-7 (ISBN)
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Description
Since the classic studies of Woodworth (1899), the role ofvision in the control of movement has been an importantresearch topic in experimental psychology. While many earlystudies were concerned with the relative importance of visionand kinesthesis and/or the time it takes to use visualinformation, recent theoretical and technical developmentshave stimulated scientists to ask questions about howdifferent sources of visual information contribute to motorcontrol in different contexts.In this volume, articles arepresented that provide a broad coverage of the currentresearch and theory on vision and human motor learning andcontrol. Many of the contributors are colleagues that have metover the years at the meetings and conferences concerned withhuman movement. They represent a wide range of affiliation andbackground including kinesiology, physical education,neurophysiology, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology.Thus the topic of vision and motor control is addressed from anumber of different perspectives. In general, each author setsan empirical and theoretical framework for their topic, andthen discusses current work from their own laboratory, and howit fits into the larger context. A synthesis chapter at the end of the volume identifies commonalities in the work and suggests directions for future experimentation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
874 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-444-88816-7 (9780444888167)
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Editor
Department of Physical Education, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Motor Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Physical Education, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Content
Part One: Manual Aiming. Part Two: Prehension and Gesturing. Part Three: Spatial-Temporal Anticipation. Part Four: Posture and Locomotion.