Motor behavior : connecting mind and body for optimal performance /

Ives, Jeffrey C.,

Motor behavior : connecting mind and body for optimal performance / Motor behaviour : connecting mind and body for optimal performance Jeffrey C. Ives. - xi, 328 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to motor behavior and the mind-body connection -- Neural mechanisms in planning and initiating movement -- Peripheral neuromuscular mechanisms in executing movement -- Peripheral sensory systems in monitoring movement -- Movement models -- Understanding motor skill and motor abilities -- Learning and the development of expertise -- Information processing and motor skill performance -- Practice and instruction -- Postural control mechanisms -- Postural control in wellness and performance -- Functional training.

1451175892 9781451175899

2012038287


Movement, Psychology of.
Athletic Performance--physiology
Athletic Performance--psychology
Psychomotor Performance
Movement

RC1235 / .I94 2014

612.76

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