Motor preparation of spatially and temporally defined movements: Evidence from startle

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 885-894

  Maslovat, Dana ^a   Hodges, Nicola J ^a   Chua, Romeo ^a   Franks, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arm movements; Electromyogram; Motor preparation; Startle; Timekeeper

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; STARTLE REACTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051483996     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00166.2011     Document Type: Article

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