Both age and physical activity level impact on eye-hand coordination

Human Movement Science

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-96

  Van Halewyck, Florian ^a   Lavrysen, Ann ^a   Levin, Oron ^a   Boisgontier, Matthieu P ^a   Elliott, Digby ^b   Helsen, Werner F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Eye hand coordination; Manual aiming; Physical activity level; Saccades

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COORDINATION; EYE FIXATION; EYE HAND COORDINATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; VISION; VISUAL FEEDBACK; BIOMECHANICS; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; HAND; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SENSORY FEEDBACK; YOUNG ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKER SYSTEM; KINEMATICS; MANUAL AIMING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACCADES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904670369     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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