Visuomotor contribution to force variability in the plantarflexor and dorsiflexor muscles

Human Movement Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 796-807

  Tracy, Brian L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Force fluctuations; Motor output variability; Physiological tremor; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLOSCOPE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREMOR;

EID: 36048976359     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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