Advanced application of contemporary, biologically based and conceptually based theories of movement control including neural and computational principles of motor control and learning.
Athena Title
Adv Mtr Con Learn
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to describe, compare, and contrast current theoretical perspectives of motor learning and control.
Students will be able to identify bottom-up sensory and top-down cognitive influences on motor skill learning and execution.
Students will be able to explain the physiological basis of motor control and learning.
Students will be able to describe how neuroplasticity contributes to motor skill learning.
Students will be able to design experimental approaches appropriate to study motor learning and control.
Students will be able to appraise modern research methods in motor control and learning.
Students will be able to use appropriate statistical and computational techniques to analyze movement data.
Students will be able to effectively formulate research questions, design and conduct experiments, and analyze data using modern research tools.
Students will be able to apply fundamental principles of motor control and learning to understand motor deficits in clinical populations.
Students will be able to apply theories of motor control and learning to evaluate rehabilitation strategies for individuals with motor impairments.
Topical Outline
A. Basic principles for the biomechanics and neuroscience of human motor control and learning
B. Basic principles for the physiology of motor control and learning
C. Experimental set-up and data collection
D. Data processing and analysis
E. Application of motor control principles to understand the data and apply it to research and clinical utilities
