The Brain's Sense of Movement

The Brain's Sense of Movement
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-13 : 0674009800
ISBN-10 : 9780674009806
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Download or read book The Brain's Sense of Movement written by Alain Berthoz and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interpretation of perception and action allows Alain Berthoz to focus on psychological phenomena: proprioception and kinaesthesis; the mechanisms that maintain balance and co-ordination actions; and basic perceptual and memory processes involved in navigation.


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