Reach–to-grasp movements in macaca fascicularis monkeys: the Isochrony Principle at work

Reach–to-grasp movements in macaca fascicularis monkeys: the Isochrony Principle at work

Humans show a spontaneous tendency to increase the velocity of their movements depending on the linear extent of their trajectory in order to keep execution time approximately constant. Termed the isochrony principle, this compensatory mechanism refers to the observation that the velocity of volunta...

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Main Authors: Luisa eSartori, Andrea eCamperio, Maria eBulgheroni, Umberto eCastiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Macaca fascicularis
Motor Activity
kinematics
reaching movements
isochrony principle
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00114/full

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