Influence of tactile afferents on the coordination of muscles during a simulated precision grip

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 769-774

  McIsaac, Tara L ^a   Fuglevand, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger; Hand; Motoneuron; Motor unit; Synchrony; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION; THUMB;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOUCH;

EID: 33749349621     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0643-z     Document Type: Article

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