Reaction times and movement times: Benefits of practice to younger and older adults

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-41

  Light, Kathye E ^a   Reilly, Marie A ^b   Behrman, Andrea L ^a   Spirduso, Waneen W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Consistency; Elderly; Movement complexity; Predictable movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009526987     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.4.1.27     Document Type: Article

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