Task dependent gain regulation of spinal circuits projecting to the human flexor carpi radialis

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-306

  Carroll, Timothy J ^a   Baldwin, Evan R L ^b   Collins, David F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co contraction; ECR; FCR; H reflex; Maximum voluntary contraction; Renshaw cell; Wrist muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS BREVIS; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RENSHAW CELL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRIST;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RADIAL NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; WRIST;

EID: 15044363450     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-2072-1     Document Type: Article

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