Amplitude changes in the 8-12, 20-25, and 40 Hz oscillations in finger tremor

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1792-1801

  Vaillancourt, David E ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a  

^a The Stt University University Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Central oscillator; EMG; Mechanical reflex; Posture; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FINGER; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OSCILLATION; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; TREMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMAN; MALE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TREMOR;

EID: 0034308028     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(00)00378-3     Document Type: Article

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