Insights Into The Reach To Grasp Movement

Author : K.M.B. Bennett
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080867595
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insights into the Reach to Grasp Movement written by K.M.B. Bennett and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1994-02-03 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a variety of studies relating to the reach to grasp movement and provides a necessary and valuable contribution to the field of motor control. The professions covered in this book range from those interested in the basic sciences to those more interested in practical application. Neurophysiologists and biomechanists join with therapists and neural modelers to present an extensive overview of current developments. Evolutionary and developmental aspects are included together with descriptions of how this movement is affected by central nervous system damage. Purely theoretical aspects of the motor control of this movement are interspersed with treatment applications and robotics.

Author : Uta Frith
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191587168
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Autism: Mind and Brain written by Uta Frith and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-01-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that allows a unique window on the relationship between mind and brain. The study of autism provides insight into the brain basis of the complex social interactions typical of human beings, since a profound impairment in social interactions is the hallmark of autistic disorders. While autism was first described almost 60 years ago, research into its cognitive and neurophysiological basis has intensified over the last two decades. Autism: Mind and Brain provides a comprehensive overview of currently conducted experiments, which are guided by bold theories that are being tested rigorously. With contributions from international leaders in autism research, the book focuses on new ideas and findings that are gradually influencing our understanding of autism and its variants. These new approaches include the use of functional and structural brain imaging studies as well as novel behavioural measures. Together they demonstrate significant advances in knowledge and testify to the development and integration of current cognitive theories of autism. The application of these new and sophisticated approaches forge a path forward for future autism research, and present powerful new insights into this fascinating and still puzzling disorder.

Author : Daniela Corbetta
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429885946
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reach-to-Grasp Behavior written by Daniela Corbetta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaching for objects in our surroundings is an everyday activity that most humans perform seamlessly a hundred times a day. It is nonetheless a complex behavior that requires the perception of objects’ features, action selection, movement planning, multi-joint coordination, force regulation, and the integration of all of these properties during the actions themselves to meet the successful demands of extremely varied task goals. Even though reach-to-grasp behavior has been studied for decades, it has, in recent years, become a particularly growing area of multidisciplinary research because of its crucial role in activities of daily living and broad range of applications to other fields, including physical rehabilitation, prosthetics, and robotics. This volume brings together novel and exciting research that sheds light into the complex sensory-motor processes involved in the selection and production of reach-to-grasp behaviors. It also offers a unique life-span and multidisciplinary perspective on the development and multiple processes involved in the formation of reach-to-grasp. It covers recent and exciting discoveries from the fields of developmental psychology and learning sciences, neurophysiology and brain sciences, movement sciences, and the dynamic field of developmental robotics, which has become a very active applied field relying on biologically inspired models. This volume is a rich and valuable resource for students and professionals in all of these research fields, as well as cognitive sciences, rehabilitation, and other applied sciences.

Author : Paul Cisek
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080555027
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computational Neuroscience: Theoretical Insights into Brain Function written by Paul Cisek and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-11-14 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computational neuroscience is a relatively new but rapidly expanding area of research which is becoming increasingly influential in shaping the way scientists think about the brain. Computational approaches have been applied at all levels of analysis, from detailed models of single-channel function, transmembrane currents, single-cell electrical activity, and neural signaling to broad theories of sensory perception, memory, and cognition. This book provides a snapshot of this exciting new field by bringing together chapters on a diversity of topics from some of its most important contributors. This includes chapters on neural coding in single cells, in small networks, and across the entire cerebral cortex, visual processing from the retina to object recognition, neural processing of auditory, vestibular, and electromagnetic stimuli, pattern generation, voluntary movement and posture, motor learning, decision-making and cognition, and algorithms for pattern recognition. Each chapter provides a bridge between a body of data on neural function and a mathematical approach used to interpret and explain that data. These contributions demonstrate how computational approaches have become an essential tool which is integral in many aspects of brain science, from the interpretation of data to the design of new experiments, and to the growth of our understanding of neural function. • Includes contributions by some of the most influential people in the field of computational neuroscience • Demonstrates how computational approaches are being used today to interpret experimental data • Covers a wide range of topics from single neurons, to neural systems, to abstract models of learning

Author : Larry R. Squire
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080963935
Total Pages : 12505 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Volume 1 written by Larry R. Squire and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-06-12 with total page 12505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of the Neuroscience explores all areas of the discipline in its focused entries on a wide variety of topics in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and other related areas of neuroscience. Each article is written by an expert in that specific domain and peer reviewed by the advisory board before acceptance into the encyclopedia. Each article contains a glossary, introduction, a reference section, and cross-references to other related encyclopedia articles. Written at a level suitable for university undergraduates, the breadth and depth of coverage will appeal beyond undergraduates to professionals and academics in related fields.

Author : David Andrewes
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134950535
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neuropsychology written by David Andrewes and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive textbook provides an up-to-date and accessible account of the theories that seek to explain the complex relationship between brain and behaviour. Drawing on the latest research findings from the disciplines of neuropsychology, neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology, the author provides contemporary models of neuropsychological processes. The book provides a fresh perspective that takes into account the modern advances of functional neuroimaging and other new research techniques. The emphasis at all times is on bridging the gap between theory and practice - discussion of theoretical models is framed in a clinical context and the author makes frequent use of case studies to illustrate the clinical context. There is coverage of the neuropsychology of disorders associated with areas such as perception, attention, memory and language, emotion, and movement. A third-generation text, this book uniquely aims to integrate these different areas by describing the common influences of these functions. Following on from this there is information on the clinical management of patients in the area of recovery and rehabilitation. These last chapters focus on the author's own experience and illustrate the importance of a more systematic approach to intervention, which takes into account theoretical views of recovery from brain damage. Neuropsychology: From Theory to Practice is the first comprehensive textbook to cover research from all disciplines committed to understanding neuropsychology. It will provide a valuable resource for students, professionals and clinicians.

Author : David G. Andrewes
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781841691039
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neuropsychology written by David G. Andrewes and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides the researcher and clinician with comprehensive coverage of the state of the art in neuropsychology. Throughout the text, discussion of theoretical models is framed in a clinical context with case studies.

Author : Kevin J. Connolly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781898683148
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychobiology of the Hand written by Kevin J. Connolly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging and interdisciplinary overview of the hand, from its evolution to assessment of disability.

Author : Neil Armstrong
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192843966
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Textbook of Children's Sport and Exercise Medicine written by Neil Armstrong and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th edition of the Oxford Textbook of Children's Sport and Exercise Medicine is the definitive single-volume reference in the field presented in four sections Exercise Science; Exercise Medicine; Sport Science; and Sport Medicine.

Author : Patricia Anthony
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642326951
Total Pages : 929 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book PRICAI 2012: Trends in Artificial Intelligence written by Patricia Anthony and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th Pacific Rim Conference on Artificial Intelligence, PRICAI 2012, held in Kuching, Malaysia, in September 2012. The 60 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers, 22 short papers, and 11 poster papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 240 submissions. The topics roughly include AI foundations, applications of AI, cognition and intelligent interactions, computer-aided education, constraint and search, creativity support, decision theory, evolutionary computation, game playing, information retrieval and extraction, knowledge mining and acquisition, knowledge representation and logic, linked open data and semantic web, machine learning and data mining, multimedia and AI, natural language processing, robotics, social intelligence, vision and perception, web and text mining, web and knowledge-based system.