Does the motor system need intermittent control?

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 117-125

  Loram, Ian David ^a   Van De Kamp, Cornelis ^a   Lakie, Martin ^b   Gollee, Henrik ^c   Gawthrop, Peter J ^c,d  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d The University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; intermittent control; psychological refractory period; selection; sensorimotor control

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY FEEDBACK; TASK PERFORMANCE;

FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84903269682     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: 15383008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000018     Document Type: Article

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