Prehension Synergies

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-80

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

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain effects; Enslaving; Grasping; Prehension; Principle of superposition; Synergy

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINGER; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; TORQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842422559     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003677-200404000-00007     Document Type: Review

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