Can you imagine? The effect of mental practice on the acquisition and retention of a motor skill as a function of age

Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-178

  Jarus, T ^a   Ratzon, N Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Imagery; Motor learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033931983     PISSN: 02761599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920002000302     Document Type: Article

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