HKIN 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ring Toss, Motor Program, Motor Skill
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Two theories of motor control: motor program-based theory: schmidt"s generalized motor program. Schmidt"s schema theory: schema: dynamic motor theory (not covered in this section) Objectives: describe the main difference between a motor program-based theory of motor control and a dynamic pattern theory of motor control, define a gmp and describe an invariant feature and a parameter thought to characterize a gmp. Definition of a motor program: keele: a set of muscle commands that are structured before a movement se- quence begins, and that allow the entire sequence to be carried out uninflu- enced by peripheral feedback. Schmidt: no specific muscle commands exist, but rather an abstract memory- based representation of a class of actions generalized motor program (gmp) Gmp: every movement does not require a separate motor program, but the concept of a more general motor program endures, gmp is like a skeleton: customized parts can be built and added on.
