Physically coupling two objects in a bimanual task alters kinematics but not end-state comfort

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-229

  Hughes, Charmayne M L ^a   Haddad, Jeffrey M ^b   Franz, Elizabeth A ^c   Zelaznik, Howard N ^b   Ryu, Joong Hyun ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bimanual coordination; End state comfort; Grasping and placing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958289967     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2673-4     Document Type: Article

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