Visuomotor learning in cerebellar patients

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 99-113

  Timmann, D ^a   Shimansky, Yu ^b   Larson, P S ^b   Wunderlich, D A ^b   Stelmach, G E ^a   Bloedel, J R ^b  

^a Motor Control Laboratory   (United States)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebellar disorder; cerebellum; drawing; motor behavior; motor control; motor learning; movement disorder; tracing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030297474     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(96)89075-9     Document Type: Article

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