Prehension synergies: Trial-to-trial variability and hierarchical organization of stable performance

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-184

  Shim, Jae K ^a   Latash, Mark L ^a   Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger forces; Grasping; Null space; Prehension; Synergy; Uncontrolled manifold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FINGER; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

EID: 0141788225     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1527-0     Document Type: Article

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