Perception of effort reflects central motor command during movement execution

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1242-1253

  de Morree, Helma M ^a,b   Klein, Christoph ^a,c   Marcora, Samuele M ^a,d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Movement related cortical potential; Muscle fatigue; Perceived exertion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865283084     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01399.x     Document Type: Article

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