The control of goal-directed limb movements: Correcting errors in the trajectory

Human Movement Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 121-136

  Elliott, Digby ^a   Binsted, Gordon ^a   Heath, Matthew ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motor control; Speed accuracy; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000736198     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(99)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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