The effects of time and distance on accuracy of target-directed locomotion: Does an accurate short-term memory for spatial location exist?

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 399-415

  Steenhuis, Runa E ^a   Goodale, Melvyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0024272777     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.1988.10735454     Document Type: Article

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