Rescaling an acquired discrete aiming movement: Specific or general motor learning?

Human Movement Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-96

  Elliott, Digby ^a   Lyons, James ^a   Dyson, Kerry ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrete movement; Learning specificity; Motor learning; Rescaling movement; Target aiming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031067810     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(96)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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