Motor Control Flashcards
What does it take for a movement to be meaningful
Something must regulate the musculature
Define motor control
Ability to regulate movement
What causes actions
Nervous system
Musculoskeletal system
Movement observed
Motor equivalency
How to achieve the same goal using different body parts
Serial order
Correct order of a sequence
Skill acquisition
How to learn new actions
Three types of constraints on movement
Individual/organism based
Task based
Environment based
What are the 6 terms of understanding movement
Degree of freedom Motor equivalency Serial order Perception-motor intergration Skill acquisition Constraints
What do theories do?
They provide a framework which we act upon
The 5 theories in motor control are
Reflex theory Hierarchical theory Motor programming theory System theory Ecological theory
Define reflex theory
What’s the limitations
Body responses are built upon reflexes
Can’t transfer to situations
Can’t change speed of movement
Define hierarchical theory
What’s the limitations
Varying levels of control are used in the nervous system
Cannot explain over-riding of systems by reflexes
Define motor programming theory
Limitations
Storing information into your brain
Cannot stores thousands of individual motor programs
Define system theory
Limitations
Many systems contribute to movement and activate muscles
Cannot reduce movement into a mathematical formula
Define ecological theory
Actions are guided by the environment
