Preparatory States & Processes: Proceedings of the Franco-American Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August, 1982

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface xi
• List of Participants xiii
• 1 Preparatory Role Of Event Sequences 1
• 1 Attention, Stimulus Range, And Identification of Loudness 3
• 5. Summary and Conclusions 24
• References 24
• 2 Sequential Predictors Of Choice in Psychophysical Tasks 27
• Conclusion 46
• References 46
• 3 Sustained Concentration: Passive Filtering or Active Orienting? 49
• Introduction 50
• General Conclusions 57
• General Conclusions 63
• References 64
• Ii The Time Course Of Preparatory Processes 67
• 4 Discrete Versus Continuous Models of Response Preparation: A Reaction-Time Analysis 69
• Introduction 69
• Acknowledgments 93
• References 93
• 5 Rapid Hand Movement In Step-Tracking: Reprogramming of Direction And Extent 95
• I. Introduction 95
• 6 Choosing Between Movement Sequences 119
• Introduction 119
• Introduction 133
• Introduction 133
• Iii Central Mechanisms And Indices Of Preparatory Processes A. General Issues 135
• 7 Neurophysiological Approaches to Brain Mechanisms For Preparatory Set 137
• 8 Cognitive Psychophysiology And Preparatory Processes: A Case Study 155
• Introduction 155
• Introduction 176
• Introduction 176
• 9 Dual Nature of Anticipatory Classically Conditioned Reactions 179
• 1. Introduction 179
• Acknowledgments 195
• References 195
• Iii Central Mechanisms And Indices Of Preparatory Processes B. Input Processes 199
• 10 Effects of Ballistic And Tracking Movements On Spinal Proprioceptive And Cutaneous Pathways in Man 201
• 10 Effects of Ballistic And Tracking Movements On Spinal Proprioceptive And Cutaneous Pathways in Man 201
• 11 Word Expectancy and Event- Related Brain Potentials During Sentence Processing 217
• Introduction 217
• 12 Lexical Decisions During The Reading of Sentences Containing Polysemous Words 239
• Appendix - Stimulus Sentences 252
• Iii Central Mechanisms And Indices Of Preparatory Processes C. Output Processes 257
• 13 Some Experimental Evidence For a Three-Step Model Of Motor Preparation 259
• Introduction 260
• Introduction 279
• Introduction 280
• Introduction 280
• 14 Selective and Aselective Control of Spinal Motor Structures During Preparation For a Movement 285
• Introduction 301
• 15 Neocerebellum and Motor Programming: Evidence From Reaction-Time Studies In Monkeys with Dentate Nucleus Lesions 303
• Introduction 303
• Introduction 317
• Introduction 318
• Introduction 318
• Iv Global and Local Preparatory Processes 321
• 16 The Contribution of Open- Loop and Closed-Loop Control Modes in Prehension Movements 323
• Introduction 324
• Introduction 337
• 17 Reorganization of Posture Before Movement 339
• Introduction 339
• Introduction 354
• Introduction 355
• Introduction 355
• 18 Global Metric Properties And Preparatory Processes In Drawing Movements 357
• Introduction 357
• Introduction 370
• Introduction 370
• Author Index 371
• Subject Index 379

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