Bernstein's theory of movement behavior: Historical development and contemporary relevance

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-71

  Bongaardt, Rob ^a   Meijer, Onno G ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coordination; History of science; Motor control; Motor planning; Movement science; N. A. Bernstein; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COORDINATION; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THEORY;

EID: 0034024588     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222890009601360     Document Type: Article

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