一、課程簡介:This course is an elective course designed for the doctoral students in physical therapy. Students of other disciplines who are interested in movement sciences are welcomed. The main objectives are to familiarize students to the motor control and motor learning research on theory development and clinical applications. The content of this course will include history and recent advancement of movement science, concepts of clinically applicable theories of movement, evidences of effectiveness and efficacy of theory-based clinical research on motor recovery. The course on Neurophysiological Basis of Motor Control and Motor Learning compliments this course and will provide students a fuller understanding of movement science.


二、先修課程: none

三、參考書目:
1. Schmidt, R. A. and Lee, T. D. (2005). Motor Control and Learning: A Behavioral Emphasis. 4th ed. Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics.

2. Magill, R. Motor Learning and Control Concepts and Applications, 7th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2004.

3. Shumway-Cook, A. and Woollacott, M. H. (2001). Motor control: Theory and practical applications. 2nd Ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

4. Carr, J. H., Shepherd, R. B. (1998). Neurological rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance. Oxford;
Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.

5. Other assigned readings.