Kinesiology 1080A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Motor Imagery, Intraparietal Sulcus, Myocyte
30 Jan 2013
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Motor learning: a set of internal processes associated with practice or experience leading to a relatively permanent gain in performance capability. Motor control: an area of study dealing with the understanding of the neural, physical, and behavioural aspects of movement. Psychology: the brain as a computer: the serial nature of information processing (one function at a time, in order, memory for different tasks: motor tasks vs. cognitive tasks. Pilots can be selected based on specific individual abilities. Had to make up tasks so the us army could pick good pilots (light with reaction time) Only way to be a good pilot is to practice/experience that will ensure success in complex skills: paul fitts (um) Too many air plane accidents the result of faulty human/machine interface (1st person to understand) How we process information influences our interactions with machines and computers. First understood by c. s sherrington (physician, uk) Suppresses activity of an antagonist muscle when agonist active.
