Optimizing Generalized Motor Program and Parameter Learning

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-24

  Lai, Qin ^a   Shea, Charles H ^b   Wulf, Gabriele ^c   Wright, David L ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bandwidth knowledge of results; Constant practice; Movement parameters; Variability of practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034151610     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2000.10608876     Document Type: Article

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