Effect of computer mouse gain and visual demand on mouse clicking performance and muscle activation in a young and elderly group of experienced computer users

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 547-555

  Sandfeld, J ^a   Jensen, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aging; Computer mouse; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; GAIN CONTROL; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); MUSCLE;

COMPUTER MOUSE; MOUSE CLICKING; MULTIDIRECTIONAL POINTING; VISUAL DEMAND;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOREARM; GROUPS BY AGE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISION; WORK;

EID: 20444468386     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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