Age-related differences in prehension: The influence of task goals

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-89

  Weir, P L ^a   MacDonald, J R ^b   Mallat, B J ^a   Leavitt, J L ^a   Roy, E A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Control; Grasp; Reach

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; DECELERATION; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 2642599037     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899809601324     Document Type: Article

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