Removal of visual feedback alters muscle activity and reduces force variability during constant isometric contractions

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-47

  Baweja, Harsimran S ^a   Patel, Bhavini K ^a   Martinkewiz, Julie D ^a   Vu, Julie ^a   Christou, Evangelos A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISION, OCULAR; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749123962     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-009-1883-5     Document Type: Article

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