Precision in isometric precision grip force is reduced in middle-aged adults

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-224

  Lindberg, Påvel ^a,b,c   Ody, Chrystele ^a,b   Feydy, Antoine ^a,b,c   Maier, Marc A ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Grip force; Motor control; Precision grip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849129435     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1613-4     Document Type: Article

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