Finger tremor can be voluntarily reduced during a tracking task

Brain Research

Volumn 1370, Issue , 2011, Pages 164-174

  Daneault, Jean François ^a   Carignan, Benoit ^a   Duval, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual task; Kinetic tremor; Laser; Modulation; Physiological tremor

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; FINGER TREMOR; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; VELOCITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREMOR; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651364934     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.047     Document Type: Article

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