Bimanual coordination between isometric contractions and rhythmic movements: An asymmetric coupling

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 417-432

  Peper, C E ^a   Carson, R G ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coordination dynamics; Electromyography; Isometric; Rhythmic movements; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0032698238     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050909     Document Type: Article

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