Nondigital afferent input in reactive control of fingertip forces during precision grip

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-141

  Häger Ross, Charlotte ^a   Johansson, Roland S ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Grasp force; Human; Motor control; Proprioception; Tactile sensibility

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FORCE; FRICTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; THUMB; ULNA;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOREARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0029891911     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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