Age-Related Changes in Motor Control during Articulator Visuomotor Tracking

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 763-777

  Ballard, Kirrie J ^a,b   Robin, Donald A ^a   Woodworth, George ^b   Zimba, Lynn D ^a,c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Breakthrough Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Development; Motor control; Speech; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW; LARYNX; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; LARYNX; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; SPEECH; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035430223     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2001/060)     Document Type: Article

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