Integration of visual and somatosensory target information in goal-directed eye and arm movements

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-107

  Neggers, S F W ^a   Bekkering, H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Hand movement; Reaction time; Saccade; Sensorimotor integration

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

GOALS; HAND; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0033038519     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050663     Document Type: Article

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