Observing how others lift light or heavy objects: Time-dependent encoding of grip force in the primary motor cortex

Psychological Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-513

  Alaerts, Kaat ^a   de Beukelaar, Toon T ^a   Swinnen, Stephan P ^a   Wenderoth, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING; VISION; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863115002     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-011-0380-1     Document Type: Article

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