Age-related changes in the adaptability of neuromuscular output

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-288

  Morrison, Steven ^a   Sosnoff, Jacob ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Complexity; EMG; Physiological tremor; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FINGER; FOREARM; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTURAL TREMOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 66749134609     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.41.3.274-288     Document Type: Article

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