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The simple task of grasping objects has been studied for centuries by scientists, therapists and engineers who have tried to understand and duplicate the versatility of the human hand. Using an interdisciplinary approach and new framework for looking at prehension, the authors uncover the subleties...
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North-Holland,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1994. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Advances in psychology ;
104 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/01664115/104 |
| Summary: |
The simple task of grasping objects has been studied for centuries by scientists, therapists and engineers who have tried to understand and duplicate the versatility of the human hand. Using an interdisciplinary approach and new framework for looking at prehension, the authors uncover the subleties of the amazing interaction between the hand and the brain. They draw from such diverse fields as experimental psychology, kinesiology, robotics, neural networks, artificial intelligence, neuropsychology and rehabilitation. A triangle strategy is presented, starting from conceptual models that sugg |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 482 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-453) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780080867588 0080867588 1281793426 9781281793423 |
| Index Number: | QP334 |
| CLC: | R323.7 |
| Contents: | Part I. What is Prehension? -- Part II. The Phases of Prehension -- Part III. Constraints and Phases. |