APA 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Object Manipulation, Motor Learning, Movement Disorder
15 Dec 2016
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Lecture 1 (september 12, 2016: motor control. Understanding the neural, physical, and behavioural aspects associated with movements: motor learning. The process of improving motor skills through practice, with long- lasting changes in the capability for responding. Important sensory systems: human information processing, cognitive contributions; attention and memory, theoretical understanding of learning and its assessment, variables that enhance motor learning, measurement techniques, coordination dynamics, movement disorders, mcl research in house. Classifying motor skills: fine motor vs gross motor skills dependent on musculature involved, open vs closed motor skills (dependent on whether there are changing factors) Subject constantly needs to adapt to these changing factors (ex: walking in a crowded area need to change directions) Things do not change when doing movement. Subject"s surroundings do not affect his performance (ex. Continuous vs discrete vs serial (dependent on the specificity of the beginning and end location) Discrete = start and end can easily be identified clear beginning and ending.
