Finger synergies during multi-finger cyclic production of moment of force

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-254

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M ^a   Latash, Mark L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger; Force production; Hand; Human; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 33846954783     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0663-8     Document Type: Article

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