The amplitude of physiological tremor can be voluntarily modulated

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-316

  Carignan, Benoit ^a   Daneault, Jean François ^a   Duval, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laser; Modulation; Physiological tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM COMMUNIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL TREMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; VISION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FINGER; FOURIER ANALYSIS; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINGERS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREMOR;

EID: 65249113202     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1694-0     Document Type: Article

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