Motor Templates in Typing

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 417-445

  Viviani, Paolo ^a,b,c   Laissard, Gérard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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EID: 0030548804     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.22.2.417     Document Type: Article

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