Halving and doubling isometric force: Evidence for a decelerating psychophysical function consistent with an equilibrium-point model of motor control

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 636-647

  Van Doren, Clayton L ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RECALL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

EID: 0030136276     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03213096     Document Type: Article

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