Adaptability of Human Gait: Implications for the Control of Locomotion - Couverture rigide

 
9780444883643: Adaptability of Human Gait: Implications for the Control of Locomotion
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ISBN 10 : 0444883649 ISBN 13 : 9780444883643
Editeur : North-Holland, 1991

Synopsis

A large number of volumes have been produced summarizing the work on generation and control of rhythmic movements, in particular locomotion. Unfortunately most of them focus on locomotor studies done on animals. This edited volume redresses that imbalance by focusing completely on human locomotor behaviour. The very nature of the problem has both necessitated and attracted researchers from a wide variety of disciplines ranging from psychology, neurophysiology, kinesiology, engineering, medicine to computer science. The different and unique perspectives they bring to this problem provide a comprehensive picture of the current state of knowledge on the generation and regulation of human locomotor behaviour.

A common unifying theme of this volume is studying the adaptability of human gait to obtain insights into the control of locomotion. The intentional focus on "adaptability" is meant to draw attention to the importance of understanding the generation and regulation of "skilled locomotor behaviour" rather than just the generation of basic locomotor patterns which has been the major focus of animal studies. The synthesis chapter at the end of the volume examines how the questions posed, the technology, and the experimental and theoretical paradigms have evolved over the years, and what the future has in store for this important research domain.

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A large number of volumes have been produced summarizing the work on generation and control of rhythmic movements, in particular locomotion. Unfortunately most of them focus on locomotor studies done on animals. This edited volume redresses that imbalance by focusing completely on human locomotor behaviour. The very nature of the problem has both necessitated and attracted researchers from a wide variety of disciplines ranging from psychology, neurophysiology, kinesiology, engineering, medicine to computer science. The different and unique perspectives they bring to this problem provide a comprehensive picture of the current state of knowledge on the generation and regulation of human locomotor behaviour.

A common unifying theme of this volume is studying the adaptability of human gait to obtain insights into the control of locomotion. The intentional focus on "adaptability" is meant to draw attention to the importance of understanding the generation and regulation of "skilled locomotor behaviour" rather than just the generation of basic locomotor patterns which has been the major focus of animal studies. The synthesis chapter at the end of the volume examines how the questions posed, the technology, and the experimental and theoretical paradigms have evolved over the years, and what the future has in store for this important research domain.

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R.L. Craik
...an excellent resource... I recommend using this text as a reference in academic and certain clinical settings.
Physical Therapy

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Éditeur
North-Holland
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0444883649
ISBN 13 
9780444883643
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
453
Éditeur
Patla A.E.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780444548788: Adaptability of Human Gait: Implications for the Control of Locomotion

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0444548785 ISBN 13 :  9780444548788
Editeur : North Holland, 2011
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