Motor control and learning

Abstract

Human movements are controlled by the interaction between the central program and peripheral feedback. In this chapter, to understand the human motor control mechanism, the physiological basis of the sensory-motor systems for the movement is explained. In particular, a detailed explanation of the neural mechanism for locomotion is provided. Next, the mechanism of motor learning is described. Finally, our experimental results from using a robotic gait orthois, on how somatosensory inputs influence the excitability of neural circuits during human locomotion, are shown.