Motor behavior : connecting mind and body for optimal performance / Jeffrey C. Ives.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to motor behavior and the mind-body connection -- Neural mechanisms in planning and initiating movement -- Peripheral neuromuscular mechanisms in executing movement -- Peripheral sensory systems in monitoring movement -- Movement models -- Understanding motor skill and motor abilities -- Learning and the development of expertise -- Information processing and motor skill performance -- Practice and instruction -- Muscle tone and postural control -- Orthopedic injury, rehabilitation, and prehabilitation -- Strength, power, speed, and agility.