Analyze the primary neural mechanisms that are involved in the control, modification, and execution of voluntary movement as well as the relationship between these mechanisms. You will also consider n

1. Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications

 


Read chapter 4.

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http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/mcgraw-hill/2013/motor-learning-and-control_concepts-and-applications_ebook_10e.php

2. Neuromuscular Adaptation During Skill Acquisition on a Two Degree-of-Freedom Target-Acquisition Task: Isometric Torque Production

 


Read:

Shemmell, J., Forner, M., Tresilian, J. R., Riek, S., Barry, B. K., & Carson, R. G. (2005). Neuromuscular adaptation during skill acquisition on a two degree-of-freedom target-acquisition task: Isometric torque production. Journal of Neurophysiology94(5), 3046-3057

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http://jn.physiology.org/content/94/5/3046.full

3. Optional: Features of Cortical Neuroplasticity Associated with Multidirectional Novel Motor Skill Training: A TMS Mapping Study

 


Read:

Boudreau, S. A., Lontis, E. R., Caltenco, H., Svensson, P., Sessle, B. J., Struijk, L., & Arendt-Nielsen, L. (2013). Features of cortical neuroplasticity associated with multidirectional novel motor skill training: A TMS mapping study. Experimental Brain Research225(4), 513-526.

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