Is the thumb a fifth finger? A study of digit interaction during force production tasks

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-213

  Olafsdottir, Halla ^a   Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M ^a   Latash, Mark L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Finger; Force; Human; Thumb

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THUMB;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THUMB;

EID: 12144263267     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-2004-0     Document Type: Article

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