Continuous and discontinuous drawing: High temporal variability exists only in discontinuous circling in young children

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-399

  Bo, Jin ^a,c   Bastian, Amy J ^b   Contreras Vidal, José L ^c   Kagerer, Florian A ^c   Clark, Jane E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Circle drawing; Dynamic control; Timing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAWING; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 51849139809     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.40.5.391-399     Document Type: Article

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