Force coordination in static manipulation tasks: Effects of the change in direction and handedness

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-497

  De Freitas, Paulo Barbosa ^a   Krishnan, Vennila ^a   Jaric, Slobodan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Grip; Hand function; Load; Muscle synergy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; COORDINATION; FEMALE; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 35648935973     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-1064-3     Document Type: Article

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