VISION AND GOAL-DIRECTED MOVEMENT NEUROBEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVES

• Other Authors: Elliott, Digby 1950- (Editor), Khan, Michael A. 1966- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Champaign, IL Human Kinetics 2010
• Subjects: Intention; Motor Activity > physiology; Visual Perception > physiology; Psychomotor Performance > physiology; Goals > physiology
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• Physical Description: xv, 439 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-424) and index
• ISBN: 9780736074759; 0736074759

To interact with the environment, an individual must code, store, and translate spatial information into the appropriate motor commands for achieving an outcome. Working from this premise, Vision and Goal-Directed Movement:Neurobehavioral Perspectives discusses how visual perception, attention, and memory are linked to the processes of movement preparation and execution. With contributions from active researchers in movement science, Vision and Goal-Directed Movement presents the latest theories on the utilization of vision in goal-directed movement control. As a resource for motor control and motor learning researchers, students, educators, and clinicians, Vision and Goal-Directed Movement offers the following: · Comprehensive coverage of current behavior-based literature on the visual control of goal-directed movement · A systematic explication of the sensory and physiological processes and systems responsible for fast, accurate, and efficient performance · A solid foundation for further study of the sensory and neural systems responsible for precise goal-directed behavior · A discussion of how current research on vision and goal-directed movement can assist in creating efficient and safe work environments