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Position space and motor synergies: A comparative perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

William D. Chapple
William D. Chapple
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Physiology Section Biological Sciences Group, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. 06268
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 152 - 153
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