Effect of body orientation with respect to gravity on directional accuracy of human pointing movements

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-11

  Smetanin, B N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Goal directed movement; Impulse variability theory; Motor control; Posture; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; FEMALE; FINGER; GESTURE; GRAVITY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; PRONE POSITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0031045353     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01347.x     Document Type: Article

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