Planning of rapid aiming movements and the Contingent Negative Variation: Are movement duration and extent specified independently?

Leuthold, H. and Jentzsch, I. (2009) Planning of rapid aiming movements and the Contingent Negative Variation: Are movement duration and extent specified independently? Psychophysiology(46), pp. 539-550.

Abstract

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• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Leuthold, Prof Hartmut
• Authors: Leuthold, H., and Jentzsch, I.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology
• Journal Name: Psychophysiology