Control Of Human Movement

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Decks in this class (16)

Introduction To Motor Control
What are the 2 representatives of...,
What is a coordinate system,
What is the difference between eg...
5  cards
Movement Planning
What is an extrinsic coordinate s...,
What is an intrinsic coordinate s...,
Describe posterior parietal cortex
8  cards
Movement And Execution
What are the pros of a feedforwar...,
What are the cons of a feedforwar...,
Feedforward controllers in human ...
9  cards
Sensory Feedbacks For Adaptation
In learning dynamic tasks proprio...,
Patients without proprioception s...
2  cards
How Internal Models Are Maintained
What are the 2 main problems the ...,
What is a contextual cue for moto...,
What cues do not work well
4  cards
Properties Of Sensory and Motor Neuronz
What are passive electrical prope...,
Neuron can be modelled as a wire,
How do we define the decay of the...
17  cards
Muscles And Motor Units
Describe the chain of events in m...,
What is twitch fusion and motor u...,
How do muscles generate extra force
16  cards
Spinal Cord And Descending Tracks
What is the role of the cerebellu...,
Describe the spinal cord,
The spinal cord somatotopic arran...
9  cards
Motor Cortex
Evidence for somatotopy mapping t...,
Evidence for somatotopy the montr...,
Recording from the motor cortex i...
6  cards
Cerebellum
The cerebellum contains 3 lobes,
What are the primary functions of...,
Cerebellum constitutes only 10 of...
9  cards
Retinal Mechanisms
Photopigment bleaching,
What is photopic vision,
What is mesopic vision
8  cards
Proprioception
Modern evidence suggests minimal ...,
What does the muscle spindle cons...,
What does a muscle spindle detect
11  cards
Vestibular System
What are the 3 main contributors ...,
Pull push action of left right si...,
Otolith organs utricle and saccul...
11  cards
Spinal Reflexes
What is the definition of a reflex,
Describe the stretch reflex,
The stretch reflex muscle spindles
17  cards
Balance And Posture
What does the centre of pressure do,
Why do we sway when standing,
What info keeps us upright
9  cards
Eye Movement
Why do we move our eyes,
Describe the types of eye movement,
Describe saccades
10  cards

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