On rhythmic and discrete movements: Reflections, definitions and implications for motor control

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-30

  Hogan, Neville ^a,b   Sternad, Dagmar ^c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HAND MOVEMENT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PERIODICITY; POSTURE;

EID: 34447096227     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-0899-y     Document Type: Article

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