Fractal correlation of initial trajectory dynamics vanishes at the movement end point in human rapid goal-directed movements

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 304, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 173-176

  Miyazaki, Makoto ^a   Kadota, Hiroshi ^a   Kudo, Kazutoshi ^a   Masani, Kei ^a   Ohtsuki, Tatsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 f fluctuation; Fractal; Goal directed movements; Human; Kinematics; Variability

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOLOGY; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0035947291     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(01)01779-7     Document Type: Article

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