Re-examining structural constraints on the initiation of bimanual movements: The role of starting locations, movement amplitudes, and target locations

Human Movement Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-225

  Weigelt, Matthias ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bimanual coordination; Intermanual interference; Motor control; Reaching movements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33947416642     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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