Error, stress and the role of neuromotor noise in space oriented behaviour

Biological Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 151-171

  Van Galen, Gerard P ^a   Van Huygevoort, Martijn ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Motor control; Movement error; Neuromotor noise; Stress; Time pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STRESS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITION; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOISE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033963496     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(99)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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