Hand function: Peripheral and central constraints on performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2293-2300

  Schieber, Marc H ^a,c   Santello, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Finger; Motor; Muscle; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROL STRATEGY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGER; FORCE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; KINEMATICS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 2442682986     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01063.2003     Document Type: Review

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