Dimensional constraints on limb movements

Human Movement Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-201

  Newell, Karl M ^a   Challis, Sue ^a   Morrison, Steven ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2330; Degrees of freedom; Motor control; Random movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000043982     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(00)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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