Emphasis: perceptual-motor control and learning

Perceptual-motor control and learning focuses upon the perceptual guidance of human movement. Why do we move in the way that we do, and not in some other way? Why do we learn to move in the way that we do, and not in some other way? What is the role of perceptual guidance in the organization and execution of movement, and how is the relationship between perception and movement modulated by learning, by expertise, and among atypically developing populations? Students may focus on one or more specific age periods, such as adolescence, adulthood or aging.

The School of Kinesiology has labs equipped with an array of movement analysis technologies. Additionally, research projects relating to perceptual-motor control and learning also are conducted in off-campus field settings, such as schools, hospitals, and ships at sea.

Associated lab

• Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory, directed by Thomas Stoffregen, PhD

Associated faculty