The influence of aging and target motion on the control of prehension

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-306

  Carnahan, Heather ^a   Vandervoort, Anthony A ^b   Swanson, Laurie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0031808626     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036107398244265     Document Type: Article

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