The Athletic Brain
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction
Brain Anatomy
Brief Overview
Sensory Cortex and Sensory Association Areas
Motor and Premotor Cortex
Prefrontal Cortex
Subcortical Areas
Cerebellum
Types of Sports
Chapter ll: Movement Action Programming
The Praxis "How" System
Learning New Athletic Motor Skills
Motor Memory
Practice
Specialization
Precision
Action Sequencing
Action Recognition
Strength
Chapter lll: Action-Intention: "When" Programming
Introduction
Action Initiation
Deficits in Planning and Action Initiation: Executive Dysfunction
Akinesia and Abulia
Hypokinesia
Reward
Reward Network
Reinforcement
Response Inhibition
Motor (Action) Impersistence
Motor Perseveration
Chapter lV: Handedness
Chapter V: Attention
Definition
Neuroanatomy of Attentional Networks
Vigilance
Chapter Vl: Visual Perception
Chapter Vll. Balance
Chapter Vlll: Emotions and Mood
Anger
Depression
Chapter lX: Traumatic Brain Injury
Memory
Executive Functions
Emotions and Mood
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Chapter X: Influence of Exercise on Age Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia
References
Biography
Kenneth M. Heilman, MD, is currently a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Florida and a Staff Neurologist at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. In addition to being a clinical neurologist and an educator, he performs research on brain functions and diseases. He has written more than 600 journal articles and authored or edited 16 books. He has received many honors including being an Honorary Member of the American Neurological Association and a Fellow of the Academy of Neurology.
