Variability in a dynamic postural task attests ample flexibility in balance control mechanisms

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 200-210

  Schieppati, Marco ^a,b   Giordano, Andrea ^b   Nardone, Antonio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Scientific Institute of Veruno   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic postural task; Movement analysis; Normal subjects; Postural perturbation; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD TILTING; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036249854     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1028-6     Document Type: Article

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