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Full Description
This volume presents, under one cover, a selection of 13 classical papers representing the thinking of famous scientists of the past who worked in areas now associated with biomechanics, neurophysiology of movement and motor control. Each paper is accompanied by an analysis by a contemporary authority in movement science and hence reflects a subjective viewpoint of the commentator. Bringing together a variety of old and new perspectives, the volume seeks to provide readers with an understanding of the influential scientist as well as his or her contemporary counterpart. The work begins with a provocative introductory chapter on the beginnings of movement science, which sets the stage for the rest of the book.
Contents
Making things happen - an introduction to the history of movement science, Onno G. Meijer; how Bernstein conquered movement, R. Bongaardt; human gait and joint mechanics - is the pendulum swinging back to passive dynamics? Brian L. Davis, Maunak V. Rana and Ari Levine; involuntary muscle contractions detected by electromyography (EMG), Joel A. Vilensky and Sid Gilman; mechanical work in human movement, Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky; contributions of Ragnar Granit to the understanding of spiral mechanics of motor co-ordination, T. Richard Nichols; Helmholtz - founder of the action-perception theory, C.C.A.M. Gielen; A.V. Hill and first estimates of maximum muscle performance in humans, B.I. Prilutsky; first studies of the organization of the human motor cortex, John Rothwell; the action of two-joint muscles - the legacy of W.P. Lombard, Arthur D. Kuo; Sir Charles S. Sherrington - humanist, mentor, and movement neuroscientist, Douglas G. Stuart, Patricia A. Pierce, et al; Kurt Wachholder - pioneering electrophysiological studies of voluntary movements, Dagmar Sternad; Woodworth (1899) -movement variability and theories of motor control, Karl M. Newell and David E. Vaillancourt.
