Age-related and sensory declines offer insight to whole body control during a goal-directed movement

Motor Control

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-194

  Hondzinski, Jan M ^a   Li, Li ^a   Welsch, Michael ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Biomechanics; Motor control; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 77950855490     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.14.2.176     Document Type: Article

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