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

Tresilian, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230371051 ISBN 13: 9780230371057

Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic, 2012

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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.

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James Tresilian is Professor of Psychology at Warwick University, UK.

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Sensorimotor Control and Learning is a groundbreaking text that provides a uniquely integrated treatment of sensory and motor processes, reflecting the latest research trends in both neuromotor control and the perceptual sciences. Richly illustrated and
written in a clear and concise manner, the book emphasizes the intimate links between sensory and motor processes, providing an integrated view of perception and action.
 
Features of the book:
* Emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of the subject, which makes the text useful for a wide variety of readers
* A rigorous and thorough account of how motor behaviors are controlled, coordinated, and changed
* Numerous real-world examples relating to everyday experience
* The latest research in the field, including a unique introductory treatment of control theory
* Boxes highlighting and explaining more than 100 key terms, definitions and concepts throughout the text
* Essential background material on neuroscience, biomechanics and engineering, making it a self-contained book for students
* Over 600 high-quality illustrations by the author
 
Sensorimotor Control and Learning is an indispensable resource for students of kinesiology and psychology, as well as students of other disciplines such as human factors, biomedical engineering, physiotherapy, and the neurosciences.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0230371051
• ISBN 13: 9780230371057
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 912
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland