THE CEREBELLUM AND THE PHYSICS OF MOVEMENT

Authors
TOPKA H DICHGANS J
Citation
H. Topka et J. Dichgans, THE CEREBELLUM AND THE PHYSICS OF MOVEMENT, Behavioral and brain sciences, 20(2), 1997, pp. 266
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Psychology, Biological",Neurosciences,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Behavioral and brain sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
0140525X
Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(1997)20:2<266:TCATPO>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
This commentary reviews the basic physical principles underlying human single- and multi-joint arm movements. The potential role of the cere bellum in dealing with the physics of movement is discussed in the lig ht of recent physiological findings and the theoretical model of cereb ellar detection and generation of input and output sequences put forwa rd by Braitenberg and colleagues.