Overview

Applicable to professionals and researchers in the forensic document examination community and the legal community, this book provides a comprehensive review of important neuroscientific principles underlying normal and pathologic hand motor control and handwriting. The empirical data provides a strong basis for strengthening the foundations of forensic document examination. The book includes current results from the author's laboratories on the effects of disease and medication on handwriting, a presently growing problem due to the aging population. The text covers the physiologic processes underlying handwriting and signature production and includes research on motor control, kinematics, and robotics.

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Author:   Michael P. Caligiuri ,  Linton A. Mohammed
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   25
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9781439871409

ISBN 10:   143987140
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   22 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF MOTOR CONTROL AND HANDWRITING. Neuroanatomical and Neurochemical Bases of Motor Control. Neuroanatomical Bases of Handwriting Movements. Models of Handwriting Motor Control. Neurological Disease and Motor Control. Psychotropic Medications: Effects on Motor Control. Aging and Motor Control. KINEMATICS OF SIGNATURE AUTHENTICATION. A Kinematic Approach to Signature Authentication. Isochrony in Genuine, Autosimulated, and Forged Signatures. Kinematic Analyses of Stroke Direction in Genuine and Forged Signatures. NEUROLOGIC DISEASE, DRUGS, AND AGING AND THEIR EFFECTS ON HANDWRITING. Neurological Disease and Handwriting. Effects of Psychotropic Medications on Handwriting. Substance Abuse and Handwriting. Aging and Handwriting. Conclusions. Bibliography.

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Michael P. Caligiuri, Ph.D. is an affiliate of University of California, San Diego, USA. Linton Mohammed is an affiliate of Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

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