Motor Control

ContentsList of contributors Preface1 Central and Peripheral Mechanisms in Motor Control I. Introduction II. Peripheral Mechanisms Underlying Movement Control III. Central Mechanisms Underlying Movement Control IV. Concluding Comments References 2 The Schema as a Solution to Some Persistent Problems in Motor Learning Theory I. Introduction II. Limitations of Existing Theories III. A Possible Solution: The Schema Theory IV. Some Key Concerns Facing the Schema Theory References 3 Spatial Location Cues and Movement Production I. Introduction II. Motor Control III. Coding and the Availability of Movement Cues IV. Spatial Location and Movement Control V. Evidence VI. Implications VII. Summary References 4 Issues for a Closed-Loop Theory of Motor Learning I. Introduction II. Review of Adams' Closed-Loop Theory of Motor Learning III. The Motor Program IV. Schema V. General Conclusions References 5 The Structure of Motor Programs I. Introduction II. The Motor Program Concept III. Memory Structures of Motor Programs IV. Summary References 6 Attention and Movement I. Introduction II. Attention III. Perception of Movement IV. Production of Movement V. Conclusion References7 Cognitive Information Processes in Motor Short-Term Memory and Movement Production I. Introduction II. Coding Processes in Motor Short-Term Memory III. Movement Production: The Motor Schema IV. Coding of Movement Information: A Two-Stage Process References 8 Proprioception as a Basis of Anticipatory Timing Behavior I. Introduction II. Proprioceptive Trace Hypothesis III. Proprioceptive Input Hypothesis IV. Issues and Trends References 9 Dimensions of Motor Task Complexity I. Introduction II. Motor Programming and Response Complexity III. Information Processing and Complexity IV. Summary References Subject Index