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doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.08.046.
Limb movement: getting a handle on grasp
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Limb movement: getting a handle on grasp
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The mechanical complexity of the hand is indisputable, but there is increasing evidence that its control is simplified in many tasks around synergic groups of muscles that effectively decrease the number of controlled degrees of freedom.
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