Force and timing variability in rhythmic unimanual tapping

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-267

  Sternad, Dagmar ^a   Dean, William J ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Force control; Oscillator modeling; Rhythmic timing; Variability

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; RHYTHM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033860841     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222890009601376     Document Type: Article

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