Two is better than one: Physical interactions improve motor performance in humans

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ganesh, G ^a,b,c   Takagi, A ^d   Osu, R ^b   Yoshioka, T ^b   Kawato, M ^a,b   Burdet, E ^d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 84902549401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03824     Document Type: Article

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