PHYSIOLOGY UNIT B
COD. 1000284
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The knowledge of the theories on the processes by which the Central Nervous System plans and controls the execution of the movement.
Prerequisites
None
Course contents summary
Movement planning and the control of movement execution
Triphasic pattern of EMG
The force-time function
Muscle mechanics and theory of the equilibrium point
The isochrony principle and space-time invariants
The principle of the maximal smoothness and of the rectilinear trajectories
The visuo-motor integration
The coding of space in the motor control
The role of the visual feedback in the movement control
The Fitts’s law
The theory of the optic flow
The role of the somaesthetic information in the movement control
Recommended readings
Notes of the lessons
Teaching methods
Oral lesson
Oral exam
NAME OF LECTURER
GENTILUCCI Maurizio
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2007/2008
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: II° semestre
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1
CONTACT HOURS
