Human finger independence: Limitations due to passive mechanical coupling versus active neuromuscular control

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2802-2810

  Lang, Catherine E ^a,c   Schieber, Marc H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; THUMB; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 4644355591     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00480.2004     Document Type: Article

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