Frequency modulation of motor unit discharge has task-dependent effects on fluctuations in motor output

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2878-2887

  Mottram, Carol J ^a   Christou, Evangelos A ^a   Meyer, François G ^b   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 24944445891     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00390.2005     Document Type: Article

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