Perceptual judgement, grasp point selection and object symmetry

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 156-165

  Lederman, Susan J ^a   Wing, Alan M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grasp; Grasp axis orientation; Object symmetry; Perceived object symmetry; Visually guided action

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; FINGER; GEOMETRY; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THUMB; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; CUES; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HAND; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0141453304     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1522-5     Document Type: Article

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