Cognitive task performance causes impaired maximum force production in human hand flexor muscles

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 195-200

  Bray, Steven R ^a   Graham, Jeffrey D ^a   Martin Ginis, Kathleen A ^a   Hicks, Audrey L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscle fatigue; Perceived exertion; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155170872     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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