Children with congenital spastic hemiplegia obey Fitts' Law in a visually guided tapping task

Fitts' Law is commonly found to apply to motor tasks involving precise aiming movements. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have severe difficulties in such tasks and it is unknown whether they obey Fitts' Law despite their motor difficulties. If Fitts' Law still does apply to these ch...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental brain research 2007-03, Vol.177 (4), p.431-439
Hauptverfasser:	SMITS-ENGELSMAN, B. C. M, RAMECKERS, E. A. A, DUYSENS, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Adolescent Arm - innervation Arm - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Brain - growth & development Brain - physiopathology Cerebral palsy Cerebral Palsy - diagnosis Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology Child Child, Preschool Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction Dystonia Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hemiplegia - diagnosis Hemiplegia - physiopathology Humans Male Medical sciences Motor ability Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration Motor Neuron Disease - diagnosis Motor Neuron Disease - etiology Motor Neuron Disease - physiopathology Motor Skills - physiology Motor Skills Disorders - diagnosis Motor Skills Disorders - etiology Motor Skills Disorders - physiopathology Movement - physiology Movement Disorders - diagnosis Movement Disorders - etiology Movement Disorders - physiopathology Muscle, Skeletal - innervation Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Neuropsychological Tests Predictive Value of Tests Psychomotor Performance - physiology Pyramidal Tracts - growth & development Pyramidal Tracts - physiopathology Reaction Time - physiology Rehabilitation Spasticity Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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