Motor complexity of digits: A descriptive study through a kinematic approach

Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 19-36

  Lochy, Aliette ^b   Zesiger, Pascal ^a   Seron, Xavier ^c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Arabic numerals; Digitizing tablet; Handwriting; Length effect; Motor complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035619481     PISSN: 02499185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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