Understanding balance: The mechanics of posture and locomotion

Psycoloquy

Volumn 7, Issue , 1996, Pages

  Roberts, Tristan D M ^a  

^a FINTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; Connectionism; Gestalt; Learning; Locomotion; Motor control; Proprioception; Recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344636590     PISSN: 10550143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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2. Boyd, I.A. and Roberts, T.D.M. (1953) Proprioceptive discharges from stretch-receptors in the knee-joint of the cat. J. Physiol., 122: 38-58.
3. Lindsay, K.W., Roberts, T.D.M., and Rosenberg, J.R. (1976) Asymmetric tonic labyrinth reflexes and their interaction with neck reflexes in the decerebrate cat. J. Physiol., 261: 585-601.
4. Lowenstein, O. and Roberts, T.D.M. (1949) The equilibrium function of the otolith organs of the Thornback Ray (Raja clavata). J. Physiol., 110: 392-415.
5. Purdon Martin, J. (1967) The Basal Ganglia and Posture. London: Pitman.
6. Roberts, T.D.M. (1952) Reflex interaction of synergic extensor muscles of the cat hind limb. J. Physiol., 117: 5P.
7. Roberts, T.D.M. (1963) Rhythmic excitation of a stretch reflex, revealing (a) hysteresis and (b) a difference between the responses to pulling and to stretching. Quart. J. Exp. Physiol., 48: 328-345.
8. Roberts, T.D.M. (1968) Labyrinthine control of the postural muscles. In: Third Symposium on the Role of the Vestibular Organs in Space Exploration, pp 149-168. Washington: NASA SP-152.
9. Roberts, T.D.M. (1971) Standing with a bent knee. Nature, 230: 499-501.
10. Roberts, T.D.M. (1973) Reflex balance. Nature, 244: 156-158.
11. Roberts, T.D.M. (1975) The behavioural vertical. In: Mechanisms of Spatial Perception and Orientation as Related to Gravity, pp 192-198. Ed. Schone, H. Fortsch. Zool., 23.
12. Roberts, T.D.M. (1976) The role of vestibular and neck receptors in locomoton. In: Neural Control of Locomotion, pp 539-560. Eds. Herman, R.M. et al. New York: Plenum Press.
13. Roberts, T.D.M. (1977) The relationship of gravity to vestibuar studies. In: Life Sciences Research in Space, pp 139-145. ESA SP-130.
14. Roberts, T.D.M. (1978) Neurophysiology of Postural Mechanisms. 2nd. Ed. London: Butterworth.
15. Roberts, T.D.M. and Stenhouse, G. (1976) The nature of postural sway. Agressologie 17A: 11-14.
16. Roberts, T.D.M. and Stenhouse, G. (1979) Reactions to overbalancing. Prog. Brain. Res. 50: 397-404
17. Roberts, T.D.M. (1982) Problems in the understandng of balance and locomotion in man. In: Proprioception, Posture and Emotion, pp 142-152. Ed. Garlick, D.
18. Roberts, T.D.M. (1992) Equestrian Technique. London: J.A. Allen.