Coordination changes in a discrete multi-articular action as a function of practice

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-176

  Chow, Jia Yi ^a   Davids, Keith ^b   Button, Chris ^c   Koh, Michael ^d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Republic Polytechnic   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coordination; Degeneracy; Motor system degrees of freedom; Multi articular discrete action; Stages of learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; HIP; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; KNEE; LEARNING; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SPORT;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SOCCER;

EID: 36849048735     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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