Age-related changes in arm-hand postural knowledge

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 675-684

  Mozaz, María J ^a   Crucian, Gregory P ^b,c   Heilman, Kenneth M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action recognition; Ageing; Hand posture knowledge; Intransitive; Transitive

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARM; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77954830970     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: 14640627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643291003651571     Document Type: Article

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