Children's coordination of force output in a pinch grip task

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-264

  Deutsch, Katherine M ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Force; Index finger; Noise; Pinch grip; Sensorimotor system; Thumb; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THUMB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036398793     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.10051     Document Type: Article

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