Control of Head Movement [Hardcover]

Barry W. Peterson (Editor), Frances J. Richmond (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195044991 | ISBN-13: 978-0195044997 | Publication Date: March 31, 1988 | Edition: 1

With contributors from various scientific disciplines, this volume surveys key topics in the study of head motor control, stressing the structure and function of neck muscles and neural pathways. It covers psychophysical and clinical aspects of head movement, compensatory control of head position, and strategies for volitional and orienting behaviors. The book presents a comprehensive view of head movement as a unique and complex motor system.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"You'd best purchase this excellent treatise which will broaden your astuteness in dealing with problems of this complex collicolocomotor apparatus." --The Journal of Neurological and Orthopaedic Medicine and Surgery

"The book has been well and exhaustively edited, so that the twenty chapters, mainly written by authorities in the field, form a harmonious and. . . comprehensive volume. . . . this book is an exceptionally well organized and well referenced multi-author discussion of the control of head movement." -- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

"This book results from a satellite symposium of the XXX Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences in the summer of 1986. It is not simply a coll ection of heterogeneous symposium proceedings but a comprehensive review of a field of growing interest among life scientists with differing backgrounds." --British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

"The book would be an excellent reference for the physical therapist who has an interest in head control and in particular an interest in the detailed scientific background related to it." --Physical Therapy

About the Author

Barry W. Peterson is at Northwestern University. Frances J. Richmond is at Queen's University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (March 31, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195044991
• ISBN-13: 978-0195044997
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,001,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)