Finger coordination in persons with Down syndrome: Atypical patterns of coordination and the effects of practice

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 345-355

  Latash, Mark L ^a   Kang, Ning ^a   Patterson, David ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Down syndrome; Finger; Hand; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ERROR; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATAXIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036383397     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1189-3     Document Type: Article

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