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Current status of the motor program: Revisited

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posted on 2023-05-16, 23:34 authored by Jeffery SummersJeffery Summers, Anson, JG
The motor program is a concept that has had a major influence on theorizing in the field of motor control. However, there has been a lack of consensus as to what exactly is a motor program and its role in movement organization and execution. In 1994 Morris, Summers, Matyas, and Iansek concluded from a review of the application of the motor program concept in the field of physical therapy that continued use of the term may impede progress in the field. In this paper we examine what has happened to the motor program concept in the thirteen years since the previous evaluation. The review indicates that although the term is still being used in different ways, the theoretical existence of a motor program appears to be generally accepted by researchers in experimental psychology, movement science, and neurophysiology. The recent development of powerful brain imaging techniques may allow determination of whether the motor program should be regarded as a metaphorical or literal concept. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Publication title

Human Movement Science

Volume

28

Issue

2009

Pagination

566-577

ISSN

0167-9457

Department/School

School of Psychological Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier

Place of publication

Netherlands

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  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in psychology

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