Origins of the power law relation between movement velocity and curvature: Modeling the effects of muscle mechanics and limb dynamics

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2853-2860

  Gribble, Paul L ^a   Ostry, David J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COORDINATION; DYNAMICS; KINESIOLOGY; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029998566     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.5.2853     Document Type: Article

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