| Adaptability of Human Gait: Implications for the Control of Locomotion Volume 78 Contributor(s): Patla, A. E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0444883649 ISBN-13: 9780444883643 Publisher: North-Holland OUR PRICE: $112.86 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1991 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Psychology | Physiological Psychology - Medical | Physiology |
| Dewey: 612.76 |
| LCCN: 91001956 |
| Series: Advances in Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.84 lbs) 453 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |