On the timing of reference frames for action control

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-132

  Fischer, Martin H ^a   Pratt, Jay ^b   Adam, Jos J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fitts's Law; Pointing; Reference frames; Visuo motor control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34648829236     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-1104-z     Document Type: Article

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