A comparison of cross-correlation and surface EMG techniques used to quantify motor unit synchronization in humans

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-55

  Semmler, John G ^a   Nordstrom, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Cross correlation; First dorsal interosseous; Motor unit; Surface electromyogram; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032798458     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00069-2     Document Type: Article

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