Motor planning and execution in left- and right-handed individuals during a bimanual grasping and placing task

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-118

  Hughes, Charmayne M L ^a,b,c   Reißig, Paola ^a,c   Seegelke, Christian ^a,b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics CoR Lab   (Germany)

^c Center of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology CITEC   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bimanual coordination; End state comfort; Grasping and placing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 80052875126     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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