The “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology” Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Motor Control and Learning
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Recent Papers Regarding Motor Control and Learning
2.1. Cerebral Palsy, Neuromuscular Development and Deficits, and Movement Variability
2.2. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Motor Learning
Highlight by Brach Poston
2.3. Motor Unit Recruitment and Rate Coding
Highlight by Christoph Mickel
2.4. Cognitive and Motivational Monitoring during Enriched Sport Activities in a Sample of Children Living in Europe. The ESA Program
Highlight by Marinella Coco
Conflicts of Interest
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Ravi, D.K.; Taylor, W.R.; Singh, N.B.; Poston, B.; Mickel, C.; Coco, M. The “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology” Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Motor Control and Learning. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2018, 3, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk3010016
Ravi DK, Taylor WR, Singh NB, Poston B, Mickel C, Coco M. The “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology” Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Motor Control and Learning. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2018; 3(1):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk3010016
Chicago/Turabian StyleRavi, Deepak K., William R. Taylor, Navrag B. Singh, Brach Poston, Christoph Mickel, and Marinella Coco. 2018. "The “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology” Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Motor Control and Learning" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 3, no. 1: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk3010016