Comparison of variability of initial kinematics and endpoints of reaching movements

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-152

  Messier, Julie ^a   Kalaska, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Direction; Human; Initial kinematics; Reaching movements; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; VISION;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033065566     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050669     Document Type: Article

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