Force control improvements in chronic stroke: Bimanual coordination and motor synergy evidence after coupled bimanual movement training

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 503-513

  Kang, Nyeonju ^a   Cauraugh, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimanual coordination; Bimanual motor synergy; Coupled bimanual movement training; Force control; Motor recovery; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REACTION TIME; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893847490     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3758-z     Document Type: Article

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