Action representations in perception, motor control and learning: Implications for medical education

Medical Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-131

  Elliott, Digby ^a,b   Grierson, Lawrence E M ^b,c   Hayes, Spencer J ^a   Lyons, James ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATTENTION; EDUCATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT;

EID: 78650816369     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03851.x     Document Type: Article

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