Impedance is modulated to meet accuracy demands during goal-directed arm movements

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-138

  Selen, Luc P J ^a   Beek, Peter J ^a   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Motor variability; Neuromotor noise; Precision; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; TORQUE;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 33646890236     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-005-0320-7     Document Type: Article

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