Introduction to sensorimotor control and learning from behavioral neuroscience
This textbook by James Tresilian provides a clear overview of sensorimotor control and learning, aimed at undergraduate students. It combines insights from neurology, psychology, and movement sciences to explain the mechanisms behind goal-directed human actions.
Description
Principals of Sensorimotor Control and Learning presents an integrated view of sensorimotor behavior. It covers brain functions, perception and action, theoretical frameworks and experimental approaches, as well as performance and outcomes in movement and control.
Product specifications
- Author: James Tresilian (Department of Psychology, Coventry)
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication date: 2012-07-19
- Number of pages: 912
- ISBN: 9780230371057
- Topic: Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology
- BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology
About the author
James Tresilian is Professor of Psychology at the University of Warwick and Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. He is a renowned researcher in the areas of perception, movement, and learning.