Kinesiology 3347A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Motor Skill, Motor Control, Motor Learning

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3347A/B
• Professor: Vincent Liardi

Document Summary

Change in movement behaviour: continuous (although at various rates) Rate at which we change isn"t a linear curve (change more at a younger age: age related, sequential (one step leads to another) Motor development: process of change in movement along with the constraints/factors that drive these changes. Motor learning: relatively permanent gains in motor skill capability associated with practice or experience (e. g. , tennis practice: in what conditions can we most optimally learn the skill. Maximizing our ability to learn in an efficient manner. Motor control: the neural, physical, and behavioural aspects of movement: more about the underlying systems involved rather than the observable outcomes. Physical growth: quantitative increase in size or mass. Physical maturation: cell, organ, or system advancement in biochemical composition: brain development and how movements are effected. Aging: process occurs with passage of time, leading to loss of full function, and eventually to death. 3 interacting constraints: individual constraints (structural & functional, task constraints, environmental constraints.