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Control of Human Voluntary Movement

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  • © 1994

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Authors:
  1. John Rothwell

    1. MRC Human Movement and Balance Unit, Institute of Neurology, London, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction: Plans, strategies and actions

    • John Rothwell
    Pages 1-5

  3. Mechanical properties of muscles

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    Pages 6-34

  4. The motor unit

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    Pages 35-85

  5. Proprioceptors in muscles, joints and skin

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    Pages 86-126

  6. Reflex pathways in the spinal cord

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    Pages 127-152

  7. Investigating reflex pathways and their function

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    Pages 153-216

  8. Ascending and descending pathways of the spinal cord

    • John Rothwell
    Pages 217-251

  9. Posture

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    Pages 252-292

  10. Cerebral cortex

    • John Rothwell
    Pages 293-386

  11. The cerebellum

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    Pages 387-448

  12. The basal ganglia

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    Pages 449-501

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 502-506
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About this book

This comprehensive textbook illustrates the excitement and the difficulties of working at the interface between pure and applied research. Written with the student firmly in mind, the text provides a concise account of the basic anatomy and function of the parts of the CNS involved in controlling body movement. Clinical information is integrated throughout and, wherever possible, details of relevant experiments given.

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`Control of human voluntary movement is a difficult and even at times obscure subject ... or so I thought before I got round to reading John Rothwell's excellent pocket-sized textbook on the subject. ... The subject matter could too easily lapse into introspection, but Rothwell maintains the reader's interest by including excellent diagrams and illustrations and a fair amount of pathophysiology.'
Nursing Times
`The author provides a comprehensive, unbiased review of current experimental evidence and theories.'
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Authors and Affiliations

  • MRC Human Movement and Balance Unit, Institute of Neurology, London, UK

    John Rothwell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Control of Human Voluntary Movement

  • Authors: John Rothwell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6960-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: John Rothwell 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-47700-3Published: 31 December 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-6960-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 520

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Neurology

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