Nonlinear dynamics of motor learning

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-26

  Mayer Kress, Gottfried ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a   Liu, Yeou Teh ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cusp; Flow experience; Learning psychomotor skill; Milnor attractor; Time scale

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR SKILLS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; ORIENTATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 62349139516     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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