The visual regulation of goal-directed reaching movements in adults with Williams syndrome, down syndrome, and other developmental delays

Motor Control

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-54

  Elliott, Digby ^a   Welsh, Timothy N ^b   Lyons, James ^a   Hansen, Steve ^a   Wu, Melinda ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aiming; Reaching; Visual control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KINEMATICS; MALE; MENTAL TASK; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 33644808082     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.10.1.34     Document Type: Article

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