Toward a physiological understanding of human dexterity

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 228-233

  Wiesendanger, Mario ^a   Serrien, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAND GRIP; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 0035488772     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2001.16.5.228     Document Type: Article

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