Mechanical analysis and hierarchies of multidigit synergies during accurate object rotation

Motor Control

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-279

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Olafsdottir, Halla B ^a   Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M ^a   Latash, Mark L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand; Hierarchical control; Prehension; Principle of superposition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; ROTATION; STEADY STATE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRONATION; ROTATION; SUPINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 67651153139     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.13.3.251     Document Type: Article

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