Musculo-skeletal constraints on corticospinal input to upper limb motoneurones during coordinated movements

Human Movement Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 451-474

  Carson, Richard G ^a   Riek, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

2330; 2530; 2540; Coordination; Electromyography; Human; Rhythmic movement.; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Upper limb; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001306783     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(00)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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