Qualitative and quantitative change in the dynamics of motor learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 380-393

  Liu, Yeou Teh ^a   Mayer Kress, Gottfried ^b   Newell, Karl M ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Landscape; Motor learning; Nonlinear dynamical system; Time scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; TIME;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747182147     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.32.2.380     Document Type: Article

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