Muscular co-contraction covaries with task load to control the flow of motion in fine motor tasks

Biological Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-352

  Meulenbroek, Ruud G J ^a   Van Galen, Gerard P ^a   Hulstijn, Majken ^b   Hulstijn, Wouter ^a   Bloemsaat, Gijs ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Cognitive load; Electromyography; Handwriting; Limb stiffness; Neuromotor noise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SOUND; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 11144336117     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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