Lecture 4 Flashcards

What is Motor Control

1
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what are four characteristics of human movement

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  • flexible
  • unique
  • consistent
  • modifiable
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characteristic of human movement : flexible (what is it and what principle is it linked to)

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linked to the principle of motor equivalence

  • we can apply our abilities and skills in many different ways
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characteristic of human movement : unique ( what is meant by this )

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no two movements are performed in the exact same way, there are subtle changes in posture and movement

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what are internal non linearities (context conditioned variability)

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central drive, elastic properties of locomotor apparatus

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what are external non linearities (context conditioned variability)

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changes in force and their directions between movements

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characteristic of human movement : consistent ( what is meant by this )

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in general, the temporal and spatial pattern of movements remains similar

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characteristic of human movement : consistent ( what are the advantages to this)

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perform higher if we have trained a certain thing consistently

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characteristic of human movement : consistent ( what are the disadvantages to this )

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if you are doing something incorrectly then you will perform worse

  • also fatigue
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characteristic of human movement : modifiable ( what is meant by this )

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the capability to alter movement patterns : during motion and various environments

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example of an open environment discrete skill

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lineout throw

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example of a closed environment discrete skill

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pool or darts

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example of a closed environment serial skill

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chess

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example of a open environment serial skill

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surfing

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example of a open environment continuous skill

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biking outdoors

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example of a closed environment continuous skill

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running on a treadmill

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16
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what does the perceptual motor integration problem involve

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interaction between peripheral and central systems

17
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how do we solve the problems of motor control

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by experiencing, developing and learning postural skills

18
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what is coordination

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the function of constraining the components of the motor system into a behavioural unit

19
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what is control

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the function of determining the acceptable parameters for the coordinative structures

i.e range of motion of joints, force, speed etc

20
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what is skill (Newell, 1985)

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the optimisation of coordinative structure behaviour

21
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what is feedback control

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use of information recieved via sensory receptors to guide movement

22
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what is feedforward control

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movements based on predictions

23
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what is anticipatory postural adjustments

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preparatory development of muscle tone and coordination to enable effective future movement

24
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what are compensatory / intergrative postural adjustments

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muscle actions that enable continued effective behaviour

25
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what is meant by motor enhances perception

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to get more input

26
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what is meant by motor informs perception (example)

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when looking at a hill with a heavy backpack on the brain will perceive the hill to be steeper

27
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what is meant by maximum certainty when talking about a skill

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relatively low performance variability

28
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what is meant by minimum energy when talking about a skill

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efficiency and economy

29
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what is meant by minimum time when talking about a skill

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related to performance speed e.g typing on keyboard or pitching a baseball

30
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three factors that drive solving the degrees of freedom problem

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  • stability
  • efficiency
  • end state comfort
31
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what is stability (in terms of degrees of freedom)

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relatively low movement variability

32
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what is efficiency (in terms of degrees of freedom)

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relatively low energy expenditure, use of gravity

if possible, utilise the physical and mechanical properties of muscles and tendons

33
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what is end state comfort (in terms of degrees of freedom)

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avoidance of discomfort, maximise potential for future movement