Time and frequency domain methods for quantifying common modulation of motor unit firing patterns

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Myers, Lance J ^a   Erim, Zeynep ^a,b   Lowery, Madeleine M ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME;

EID: 15444369659     PISSN: 17430003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-1-2     Document Type: Article

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