Task-dependent coordination of rapid bimanual motor responses

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 890-901

  Dimitriou, Michael ^a   Franklin, David W ^a   Wolpert, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross effector reflexes; Motor control; Nonlinear response; Object manipulation; Stability; Task dependent modulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855838630     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00787.2011     Document Type: Article

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