Multifinger prehension: An overview

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 446-476

  Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M ^a   Latash, Mark L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Control; Grasping; Prehension

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; FINGER; FORCE; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE PROJECTION; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PARAMETER; PRECISION GRIP; REVIEW; TORQUE;

EID: 51849148279     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.40.5.446-476     Document Type: Review

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