Biomechanical study of grasping according to the volume of the object: Human versus non-human primates

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-272

  Pouydebat, Emmanuelle ^a   Gorce, Philippe ^a   Coppens, Yves ^b   Bels, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Evolution; Grasping; Object properties; Power grip; Precision grip; Primates

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GRASPING; OBJECT PROPERTIES; POWER GRIP; PRECISION GRIP; PRIMATES;

BIOMECHANICS; FORCE CONTROL;

MAMMALS;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; BIOMECHANICS; CEBIDAE; CHILD; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MACACA; NONHUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; ORANG UTAN; PHYLOGENY; PRECISION GRIP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MACACA; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; PAN TROGLODYTES; THUMB;

EID: 58649091742     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.026     Document Type: Article

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