The Neuroscience of Handwriting : Applications for Forensic Document Examination (Paperback)

FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF MOTOR CONTROL AND HANDWRITING. Neuroanatomical and Neurochemical Bases of Motor Control. Neuroanatomical Bases of Handwriting Movements. Models of Handwriting Motor Control. Neurological Disease and Motor Control. Psychotropic Medications: Effects on Motor Control. Aging and Motor Control. KINEMATICS OF SIGNATURE AUTHENTICATION. A Kinematic Approach to Signature Authentication. Isochrony in Genuine, Autosimulated, and Forged Signatures. Kinematic Analyses of Stroke Direction in Genuine and Forged Signatures. NEUROLOGIC DISEASE, DRUGS, AND AGING AND THEIR EFFECTS ON HANDWRITING. Neurological Disease and Handwriting. Effects of Psychotropic Medications on Handwriting. Substance Abuse and Handwriting. Aging and Handwriting. Conclusions. Bibliography.