| Course title | |||||
| 知覚運動制御特論 [Perception and Motor control] | |||||
| Course category | courses for the doctral program | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 148306 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 田中 秀幸 [TANAKA Hideyuki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Engineering | Office | Room 427, Bldg. No. 12 | Email address | |
| Course description |
| In the human evolution, our ancestors have acquired their unique motor pattern while so varying genotypic and/or phenotypic properties as to adapt themselves to physical and ecological environments. The viewpoint of evolution is necessary to further understand perceptual and motor behavioral nature in the modern human. This course, focusing on the high-order brain functions of humans, will discuss the mechanisms of perception and motor control. It is intended to enable students to learn fundamental principles of human motor behavior observed in everyday life from the viewpoint of motor adaptation. In connection with the lectures, students will be required to read papers in the fields of neuroscience and experimental psychology regarding the role of information in the sensory system-intracerebral information processing system-motor system, survey knowledges regarding sensorimotor deficits, and discuss the significance of injury prevention and rehabilitation of disabled persons. |
| Expected Learning |
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The course goals are follows. 1) To acquire a sense of researcher who can understand the mechanism of human perceptual motion control from the viewpoint of human evolution. 2) To acquire the ability to discuss not only the main problems in their research fields but also "human health problems" from a broad perspective with researchers from different fields. |
| Course schedule |
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1st week: Introduction: Evolution theory-oriented approach to motor behavior. Neurophysiological basis of perception and motor control I (cell membrane, membrane potential, action potential, conduction and transmission of information, structure of skeletal muscle and muscle contraction, receptor, motor unit and electromyogram) 2nd week: Neurophysiological basis of perception and motor control II (stimulation and suppression in spinal cord, synaptic reflex, discretionary control of single muscle, single-joint motor pattern) 3rd week: Perception and motor control, and cerebral functions I (Cerebral cortex, cerebellum, basal gangria, ascending tract and descending tract) 4th week: Perception and motor control, and cerebral functions II (reflex and practice, learning and memory, judgment, consciousness and unconsciousness) 5th week: The 1st chapter of the text book "The Body Mandala": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 6th week: The 2nd chapter of the text book "The Little Man in the Brain": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 7th week: The 3rd chapter of the text book "Dueling Body Maps": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 8th week: The 4th chapter of the text book "The Homunculus in the Game": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 9th week: The 5th chapter of the text book "Plasticity Gone Awry": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 10th week: The 6th chapter of the text book "Broken Body Maps": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 11th week: The 7th chapter of the text book "The Bubble Around the Body": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 12th week: The 8th chapter of the text book "Sticks and Stones and Cyberbones": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 13th week: The 9th chapter of the text book "Mirror, Mirror": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 14th week: The 10th chapter of the text book "Heart of the Mandala": Review papers related with a theme of interests. Presentation and discussion. 15th week: General discussion. |
| Prerequisites |
| In addition to the class study of 30 hours for 15 weeks in total, it takes about 4 hours self-study for each week to review papers and prepare for presentation materials. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee, The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) Everything Better (Japanese version translated by KOMATSU Junko, published by Intershift). |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Evaluation based on the achievement of presentations for each week (70%) and scientific short essay (30%). |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Students interested in human movement science will be welcome. As the first four-week classes will concern basics of perception and motor control studies, no advance knowledge on the basics would be required. Students are encouraged to actively participate in classwork including Q&A sessions. |
| Course keywords |
| motor behavior, motor control, motor learning, sensation and perception, evolution theory-oriented approach |
| Office hours |
| From 10 a.m. to noon, every Thursday |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
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| Last update |
| 2/19/2019 12:03:29 PM |