Action and perception at the level of synergies

Human Movement Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 657-697

  Turvey, M T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HASKINS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcations; Coordination; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; GAIT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEEDBACK; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; JOINTS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PERCEPTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34548250494     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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