The influence of motor training on human express saccade production

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3101-3110

  Bibi, Raquel ^a   Edelman, Jay A ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; HUMANS; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749126863     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90710.2008     Document Type: Article

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