Understanding finger coordination through analysis of the structure of force variability

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-39

  Scholz, John P ^a   Danion, Frederic ^b   Latash, Mark L ^b   Schöner, Gregor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FINGER; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036366815     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220100279     Document Type: Article

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