The role of precues in the preparation of motor responses in humans

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 271-276

  Eversheim, Udo ^a   Bock, Otmar ^a  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Choice reaction time; Hick's law; Precues; Sensorimotor coordination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL MASKING; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0036720299     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222890209601945     Document Type: Article

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