Investigating a Nonconservative Invariant of Motion in Coordinated Rhythmic Movements

Ecological Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 151-189

  Kugler, P N ^a   Turvey, M T ^b   Schmidt, R C ^b   Rosenblum, Lawrence D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Haskins Laboratories ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0011092377     PISSN: 10407413     EISSN: 15326969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326969eco0202_4     Document Type: Article

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