A dynamical approach to human intersegmental coordination is presented that has as its historical foundation the physiological theories of Bernstein and von Holst. Mathematically formalized, this dynamical model makes predictions regarding stable patterns of coordination as a function of both competition and cooperation between the component limb segments. A survey of major results provides both confirmation of the model's predictions and directions for expansion, including the integration of traditionally psychological phenomena such as handedness, attention, and learning. The future of the dynamical approach is considered in the light of symmetry group theory and the processes operating at the level of the coordinative subsystems.

Abstract from:

Amazeen, P. G., Amazeen, E. L., & Turvey, M. T. (1998). Dynamics of human intersegmental coordination: Theory and research. In D. A. Rosenbaum & C. E. Collyer (Eds.), Timing of behavior: Neural, computational, and psychological perspectives. (pp. 237-259). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.