Attention focusing instructions and coordination bias: Implications for learning a novel bimanual task

Human Movement Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 843-867

  Hodges, Nicola J ^a   Franks, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

2300; 2330; Learning; Locus of attention; Motor coordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000249172     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(01)00025-2     Document Type: Article

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