Motor Learning and Control
How the nervous system controls movement and how people learn and refine motor skills.
KINE-220 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Kinesiology
Course content
- 1Classifying motor skillsComing
- 2Measuring motor performanceComing
- 3Neural control of movementComing
- 4Reflexes and postureComing
- 5Theories of motor controlComing
- 6Attention and reaction timeComing
- 7Speed and accuracyComing
- 8Stages of motor learningComing
- 9Practice conditionsComing
- 10Feedback and instructionComing
- 11Transfer and retentionComing
- 12Designing a skill practice planComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How the nervous system controls movement and how people learn and refine motor skills.
Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 2.