Motor imagery and the rehabilitation of movement disorders: An overview

The Neurophysiological Foundations of Mental and Motor Imagery

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Dijkerman, Chris H ^a   Ietswaart, Magdalena ^b   Johnston, Marie ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kinematic effects; Mental practice; Motor imagery; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920131479     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199546251.003.0009     Document Type: Chapter

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