Development of postural control - Differences between ventral and dorsal muscles?

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 501-506

  Hadders Algra, Mijna ^a,b   Brogren, Eva ^a   Forssberg, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EMG; Extensor; Flexor; Infant development; Postural control; Sitting; Toddler

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SITTING; SPINE STABILIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 0031946977     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(97)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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