Control of grasp stability in humans under different frictional conditions during multidigit manipulation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2393-2405

  Burstedt, Magnus K O ^a   Flanagan, J Randall ^b   Johansson, Roland S ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; FORCE; FRICTION; GRAVITATIONAL STRESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

EID: 0032738878     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.5.2393     Document Type: Article

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