A model of the motor servo: Incorporating nonlinear spindle receptor and muscle mechanical properties

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 1987, Pages 217-231

  Gielen, C C A M ^a   Houk, J C ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PHYSIOLOGY; WRIST;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; REFLEX, STRETCH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WRIST;

EID: 0023503874     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00338815     Document Type: Article

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