| Number | 310 |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Drawer | 6 |
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| Entry Date | 06/10/1999 |
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| Authors | Kelso, J. A. S., & Holt, K. G. |
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| Publication | In C. H. Nadeau, W. R. Halliwell, K. M. Newell, & G. C. Roberts (Eds.), Psychology of motor behavior and sport. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 408-417. |
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| Abstract | [Introduction]
Recent work is summarized on the production of finger movements in normal and functionally deafferented subjects as well as patients without joint receptors under various conditions of torque loading (perturbation). The results from those experiments reveal that achievement of final position of finger is attained regardless of changes in initial conditions and the imposition of brief load perturbations designed to disrupt the movement trajectory. A dynamic rather representational account of the findings is tentatively proposed, emphasizing the equifinality characteristic of neuromuscular systems. In addition, the functionally role of kinesthetic receptors is re-evaluated. Mechanoreceptors may play a tuning or modularity function on the interneuronal pool in the spinal cord, rather than providing dimension-specific information to the central nervous system. |
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