Motor skill learning in patients with cerebellar degeneration

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 164-172

  Topka, Helge ^a   Massaquoi, Steve G ^b   Benda, Norbert ^a   Hallett, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Motor adaptation; Motor learning; Trajectory formation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NERVE DEGENERATION; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032581098     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00115-4     Document Type: Article

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