Motor synergies and the equilibrium-point hypothesis

Motor Control

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-322

  Latash, Mark L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory control; Equilibrium point hypothesis; Hierarchical control; Prehension; Synergy; Uncontrolled manifold hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; KINEMATICS; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; JOINT; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; JOINTS; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE NET; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77956187577     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.14.3.294     Document Type: Article

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