Age-related changes in grasping force modulation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-70

  Voelcker Rehage, Claudia ^a   Alberts, Jay L ^b,c  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Force modulation; Practice; Precision grip

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROL; FEMALE; FINGER; FORCE; GRASPING; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MODULATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 26844498734     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-005-2342-6     Document Type: Article

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