Timing our actions is something we do thousands of times a day without thinking twice—controlling our eyes to read this text or reaching out to pick up a cup. To understand timing, however, it is first necessary to draw the distinction between the concept of time and timing. Timing is a human-made physical means of
When learning sequential movements, such as those involved in speech production, handwriting, typing, drumming, or sports skills, performers exhibit the ability to modify a learned movement sequence from execution to execution in some ways but not in others. This is thought to occur because a generalized motor program (GMP), which can be used to produce
There are two causes of body movement. First, an external force can act on the person or animal; a strong gust of wind, for example, may cause the movement of living organisms. Second, through biological machinery such as muscles, force is produced internally, leading to movement. The truly interesting aspect of our movement within a
Motor control, in reference to movements of an organism or motions of a robot, is often conceived of as a computational problem. How is something or someone able to move to achieve various environmental goals? For human movement, in particular, the question of how individuals are able to organize the motor system at multiple levels
Motor learning is the shaping of individual sensorimotor capabilities by the physical and social environment. It is based on changes of neural networks of the brain that enable a relatively permanent improvement of performance, even though this may not always be manifest. Motor learning is induced by experience or practice and can take place with
Motor development is the movement science discipline concerned with age-related changes in movement patterns and the underlying processes that drive those progressions. The changes in movement pattern tend to be sequential, occurring in a series of steps. In the early portion of the life span, change is from execution of simple (even though coordinated) movement
There are two causes of body movement. First, an external force can act on the person or animal; a strong gust of wind, for example, may cause the movement of living organisms. Second, through biological machinery such as muscles, force is produced internally, leading to movement. The truly interesting aspect of our movement within a
Motor control, in reference to movements of an organism or motions of a robot, is often conceived of as a computational problem. How is something or someone able to move to achieve various environmental goals? For human movement, in particular, the question of how individuals are able to organize the motor system at multiple levels
Motor learning is the shaping of individual sensorimotor capabilities by the physical and social environment. It is based on changes of neural networks of the brain that enable a relatively permanent improvement of performance, even though this may not always be manifest. Motor learning is induced by experience or practice and can take place with
When learning sequential movements, such as those involved in speech production, handwriting, typing, drumming, or sports skills, performers exhibit the ability to modify a learned movement sequence from execution to execution in some ways but not in others. This is thought to occur because a generalized motor program (GMP), which can be used to produce