KIN 3513 Chapter : Topic 5 Pt 1 Motor Control Theories
15 Mar 2019
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How do we coordinate the many muscles and joints necessary to perform a. How do we choose between a wide variety of combinations of components available to perform a task. It must accurately describe a large class of observations. A theory is built on a large number of experiments or observations which are logically related to each other (the person with the theory must logically relate them). It must make definite predictions about the results of future (unobserved) observations. Predictions made by a theory can be tested. If you can"t test it, it is not a theory. A theory can be disproved by experimental evidence. If it is always correct no matter what, it is not a theory: motor control theory. Describes and explains how the nervous system produces coordinated movement of motor skill in a variety of environments. The degrees of freedom problem: coordination.
