Constraints for control of the human hand

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5583-5593

  Van Duinen, Hiske ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

HAND; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 82455174178     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.217810     Document Type: Review

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