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Origin and Advances of the Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis

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Progress in Motor Control

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Feldman, A.G. (2009). Origin and Advances of the Equilibrium-Point Hypothesis. In: Sternad, D. (eds) Progress in Motor Control. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 629. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77064-2_34

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