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Behavioral Assessment of Manual Dexterity in Non-Human Primates
Published on: November 11, 2011
A new book by N. A. Bernstein: "On dexterity and its development"
1Institute for the Study of Disabilities, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract:
A book, "On Dexterity and Its Development," written by N. A. Bernstein in the 1940s has recently been published in Moscow. We describe briefly the amazing fate of this miraculously saved book and of its famous author. The book is unique in its reader-friendly handling of the most complicated issues of motor control, motor development, motor skill acquisition, and more general aspects of brain activity. It presents the basis for what is now called motor control and for some of the more fundamental issues of theoretical neuroscience. Bernstein described his views on multilevel control of movements, the role of sensory feedback, preprogramming, feedback and feedforward components in motor control, the role of exercise, and other subjects. Despite the fact that the book was written nearly half a century ago, its deep philosophical content remains beyond any competition.
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