Contextual interference in learning new patterns of bimanual coordination

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-157

  Tsutsui, Seijiro ^a   Lee, Timothy D ^b   Hodges, Nicola J ^c  

^a AICHI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bimanual coordination; Contextual interference; Learning; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0031971418     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899809601332     Document Type: Article

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