Variability and correlations in bi-manual pointing movements

Human Movement Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 525-552

  Boessenkool, J Jasper ^a   Nijhof, Evert Jan ^a   Erkelens, Casper J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bi manual; Human; Motor control; Multi joint arm movements; Trajectory planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000255551     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(99)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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