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When are adaptive motor patterns nonadaptive?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Jeffery J. Summers
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 4350summers@usq.edu.au
Julie Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 4350summers@usq.edu.au

Abstract

The assumption that adaptive changes in motor patterns are optimal is questioned. Instances are cited where alteration of the adaptive motor patterns may be warranted. Other issues discussed are: (1) the relationship between central nervous system (CNS) priorities and the individual's priorities, (2) the use of cognitive bypass strategies by impaired individuals, and (3) conceiving CNS priorities as coordinative rules.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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