Origins of submovements during pointing movements

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-100

  Fradet, Laetitia ^a   Lee, Gyusung ^a   Dounskaia, Natalia ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Arm kinematics; Continuous; Discrete; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 49349086768     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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