Representation of wrist joint kinematics by the ensemble of muscle spindles from synergistic muscles

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2265-2276

  Verschueren, Sabine M P ^a,b   Cordo, Paul J ^a,c   Swinnen, Stephan P ^b  

^a Neurol Sci Inst Oregon Hlth S   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESTHESIA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE SPINDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

EID: 0031841078     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.5.2265     Document Type: Article

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