ABSTRACT
This chapter considers what and how sensory information is used when deciding to move and in controlling movement. Proprioception is the sensory faculty of being aware of the position of the head, trunk and limbs. Proprioceptors are located on the nerves, muscles, tendons, joints and inner ear and provide intrinsic information about the movement and balance of the body during the performance. The role of proprioception information for control of movement has been emphasized using a deafferentation model. Deafferentation refers to the elimination or interruption of sensory nerve impulses. Exteroreceptive information consists of all the sensory information that we make use of arising from outside of the human body. Sensory information is vital to control, and the human system is able to use sensory information in a variety of ways to control and refine movement.
