Does the " eyes lead the hand" principle apply to reach-to-grasp movements evoked by unexpected balance perturbations?

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 368-383

  King, Emily C ^a,b,e   Lee, Tracy A ^a   McKay, Sandra M ^a   Scovil, Carol Y ^a   Peters, Amy L ^a   Pratt, Jay ^d,e   Maki, Brian E ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arm movements; Eye movements; Postural balance; Triggered reactions; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAZE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VISION; TELEPHONE; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADES; STARTLE REACTION; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955104710     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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