Sensorimotor Control and Learning: An introduction to the behavioral neuroscience of action

by James Tresilian

Overview

A comprehensive introduction for undergraduate students. Principals of Sensorimotor Control and Learning presents an integrated picture of sensorimotor behaviour. It provides integrated coverage of: brain and behaviour, perception and action, theory and experiment, performance (kinematics and kinetics of behaviour) and outcomes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230371057
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/19/2012
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	912
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.00(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

JAMES TRESILIAN is Professor of Psychology at Warwick University. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. Professor Tresilian is a very well-regarded researcher in the field of perception, movement and learning.
JAMES TRESILIAN is Professor of Psychology at Warwick University. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. Professor Tresilian is a very well-regarded researcher in the field of perception, movement and learning.

Table of Contents

PART I: FUNDAMENTALS
Motor Behavior and Control
Neuromechanical Foundations
Sensorimotor Foundations
Visuomotor Foundations
PART II: SENSORIMOTOR CONTROL
Stimulus-Elicited Behavior
Reflex Circuitry and Voluntary Motor Control
Spatial Orientation and Postural Control
Locomotion on Legs
Getting Around: Visual Control of Locomotor Manoeuvres
Staying on Track
Programs and Pattern Generation
Aiming to be Accurate
Sequences and Series
PART III: SENSORIMOTOR LEARNING
Learning: Process and Mechanism
Adaptation and Acquisition.

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Editorial Reviews

"James Tresilian has written the most detailed, comprehensive text in motor control and learning – a must for those in the field." -Jane Clark, Kinesiology Department, University of Maryland

"I am impressed by the crystal-clear writing style, exposition, figures, and internal consistency." -Jos Adam, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

"A valuable new addition in a field where up-to-date and comprehensive texts suitable for the newcomer are few and far between." -Kielan Yarrow, Department of Psychology, City University London, UK

"This is an ideal comprehensive text for motor control and learning courses as it fills the gap between general neuroscience reference books and psychology-based texts that are 'traditionally' recommended in exercise science and kinesiology programs." -Timothy J. Carroll, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia

"This book will be a terrific resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of motor control. It tightly integrates behavioral principles with state-of-the-art neuroscience into a modern, accessible, and well-illustrated package." -Rachael D. Seidler, Department of Psychology, School of Kinesiology, Neuroscience Program & Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan

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