Precision grasps of children and young and old adults: Individual differences in digit contact strategy, purchase pattern, and digit posture

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-123

  Wong, Yvonne J ^a   Whishaw, Ian Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital dexterity; Ethology of grasping; Grasp pattern; Human skilled reaching; Pincer grasp; Precision grip; Reaching; Skilled reaching

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THUMB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; THUMB;

EID: 4043100513     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.01.028     Document Type: Article

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