Optimal feedback control as a theory of motor coordination

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1226-1235

  Todorov, Emanuel ^a   Jordan, Michael I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

FEEDBACK; FINGERS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 0036829017     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn963     Document Type: Article

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