Movement structure in young and elderly adults during goal-directed movements of the left and right arm

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-38

  Poston, Brach ^a   Van Gemmert, Arend W A ^a   Barduson, Beth ^a   Stelmach, George E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Feedback; Hand; Laterality; Pointing; Submovement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GOALS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549084563     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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