Muscle Receptors and Movement

his book contains the Proceedings of the Symposium entitled Changing Views of the Function of Muscle Receptors in Movement Control held at the Sherrington School of Physiology, St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London, UK on July 8th and 9th, 1980. The symposium was attended by 105 leading international scientists engaged in research into the control of movement in mammals. 

An innovative feature of the symposium was the inclusion of short, formal critiques of presentations by recognised experts in the topics concerned. Each 'critic' had been sent copies of the relevant presentations two to three weeks prior to the meeting. Critiques varied from the very mild to the downright scurrilous, but were taken in good part by all concerned. Judging by the favourable (indeed almost gleeful) audience reaction, this formula might weil reappear in symposia in the future.