Effects of increased complexity of visuo-motor transformations on children's arm movements

Human Movement Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 553-567

  Bo, J ^a   Contreras Vidal, J L ^a   Kagerer, F A ^a   Clark, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal model; Kinematics; Motor development; Movement planning; Sensorimotor transformation

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SENSORY DEPRIVATION;

EID: 33749655558     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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