Dynamic field theory of movement preparation

Psychological Review

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 545-572

  Erlhagen, Wolfram ^a,c   Schöner, Gregor ^a,b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Ctr Rech en Neurosci Cognitives   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 85047672898     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.109.3.545     Document Type: Article

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