A stochastic analysis of superposed rhythmic synergies

Human Movement Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-80

  Collins, David R ^a   Turvey, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Dynamics; Fluctuations; Phase transitions; Relative phase; Stochastic processes; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031067790     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(96)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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