Recovery of motor skill following nervous system disorders: a behavioural emphasis

Recovery of motor behaviour is, for a large part, the complex reintegration of sensory processes and motor output against the background of a decreasing cognitive involvement. Therefore, the measurement of motor output under simple and unperturbed conditions, isolated from these processes, reflects only a minor part of the recovery of skill. It is argued that there is an urgent need for procedures aimed at the objective study of behavioural recovery across time. Until now, these procedures have been lacking. This chapter provides a modest contribution to the development of these procedures.