The use of (symmetry) group theory as a predictive tool for studying bimanual coordination

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-310

  Mulvey, Genna M ^a   Amazeen, Polemnia G ^a   Riley, Michael A ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Bimanual coordination; Movement frequency; Reflection; Spatial orientation; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PREDICTION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 20444477481     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.37.4.295-310     Document Type: Article

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