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Sensorimotor control of grasping : physiology and pathophysiology /
The human hand can take on a huge variety of shapes and functions, providing its owner with a powerful hammer at one time or a delicate pair of forceps at another. The universal utility of the hand is even more enhanced by the ability to amplify the function of the hand by using tools. To understand...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The human hand can take on a huge variety of shapes and functions, providing its owner with a powerful hammer at one time or a delicate pair of forceps at another. The universal utility of the hand is even more enhanced by the ability to amplify the function of the hand by using tools. To understand and appreciate how the human brain controls movements of the hand, it is important to investigate both the healthy motor behaviour and dysfunction during everyday manipulative tasks. This book provides a contemporary summary of the physiology and pathophysiology of the manipulative and exploratory functions of the human hand. With contributions from scientists and clinical researchers of biomechanics, kinesiology, neurophysiology, psychology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, it covers the development of healthy human grasping over the lifespan, the wide spectrum of disability in the pathological state and links basic motor research with modern brain sciences. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 509 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511580949 0511580940 9780511581267 0511581262 9780521707794 052170779X 0511698674 9780511698675 1107199719 9781107199712 1282302949 9781282302945 9786612302947 6612302941 0511580622 9780511580628 0511579543 9780511579547 0511578806 9780511578809 0511580282 9780511580284 |