Muscle synergies during shifts of the center of pressure by standing persons

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-292

  Krishnamoorthy, Vijaya ^a   Latash, Mark L ^a   Scholz, John P ^b   Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Human; Multiple regression; Posture; Principal component analysis; Synergy; Uncontrolled manifold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141786936     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1574-6     Document Type: Review

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