Abstract
In the recent theory of motor skill a clear distinction has emerged between a cognitive system that plans and organizes a goal structure of movement, and a motor system that organizes movement given information about the goal structure. The representation of goal structure is here called a motor program, and the total activity of planning and control is called motor programming. The explanatory value of this theoretical framework is discussed in the context of performancein skilled touch typing.
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Shaffer, L.H. (1991). Cognition and Motor Programming. In: Requin, J., Stelmach, G.E. (eds) Tutorials in Motor Neuroscience. NATO ASI Series, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3626-6_30
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