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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Human Motor Transfer Is Determined by the Scaling of Size and Accuracy of Movement

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Pages 15-26 | Received 21 Dec 2009, Accepted 18 Aug 2010, Published online: 13 Dec 2010

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