Disorders in timing and force of finger opening in overarm throws made by cerebellar subjects

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 978, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-15

  Hore, J ^a   Timmann, D ^b   Watts, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebellar lesions; Finger amplitude; Finger force; Hand opening; Overarm throwing; Skill; Timing; Variability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARM MOVEMENT; BEHAVIOR; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; FORCE; HUMAN; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; SKILL;

EID: 0036965140     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb07551.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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