Control of locomotion in expert gymnasts in the absence of vision

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 809-814

  Danion, F ^a   Boyadjian, A ^b   Marin, Ludovic ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UFR STAPS   (France)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindfolded locomotion; Expertise; Gymnastics; Sensory system; Veering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; SPORT; VISUAL DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0033807002     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404100419865     Document Type: Article

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