Brief bimanual force pulses: Correlations between the hands in force and time

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1485-1497

  Rinkenauer, Gerhard ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^a   Wing, Alan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047683220     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.27.6.1485     Document Type: Article

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