Motor Control and Learning Flashcards
Motor control
Ability to regulate or direct mechanisms essential to movement.
Information processing to organize musculoskeletal system in goal oriented movements
3 factors of movement
Individual, task and environment
3 aspects of the individual :Motor learning
Action, perception, cognition
Constraints on movement: Action
Individual Aspect. Ability to control movements and the multiple ways it can be done.
Constraints on movement: perception
Individual Aspect. Sensory integration of information
Constraints on movement: cognition
Individual Aspect. Planning, motivation, attentiom, problem solving, emotions. Single vs dual task
Task: Classifications
Functional, regulating neural control, base of support, object manipulation, movement variability
Functional categories of tasks
Classification of tasks. Bed mobility, transfers, adls
Task classification: Regulation of neural control mechanisms
Classification of tasks.
Discrete : defined beginning and end
Continuous: not recognizable beginning and end. End point not inherent
Task Classification Base of support
Classification of tasks.
Stable: stable base of support
Mobility: moving base of support
Task classification: Object manipulation requirements
Classification of tasks.
Sequenced task: increase demand for stability
Task classification: Movement variability
Classification of tasks.
Open movements: constantly changing or unpredictable environments
Closed movements: relatively fixed, predictable environments
Environment Contraints on movement
Regulatory: movement must conform to environment, environment shapes movement
Non regulatory: affects environment in other aspects than movement
Theories of Motor Control
Systems theory and dynamic systems theory
Systems theory
Describes the body as a mechanical system with many degrees of freedom that need to be controlled. Higher levels of the nervous system activate lower, the sizes, the synergy of muscle groups.
Dynamic systems theory
Describes the body as a mechanical system with many degrees of freedom, but with the principal of self organization that states that the individual parts of the system come together without the need for a higher command center
Variability of motor control
Necessary condition for optimal function. Too little variability equals injury to much variability leads to impaired movement performance (ataxia). A small amount of variability indicates highly stable, behavior, or preferred patterns.
Attractor well
They’re deeper than well, the harder it is to change, preferred patterns, suggesting a stable movement pattern
Early definition of motor learning
Acquisition or modification of movement to recover function.
4 concepts: acquiring the capability, results from experience, referred behavior changes, permanent change in behavior.
Current definition of motor learning
Complex system of perception, cognition, and action processes.
Performance
Temporary changing motor behavior during practice