Biomechanical analysis of the development of human bipedal walking by a neuro-musculo-skeletal model

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 253-271

  Yamazaki, Nohutoshi ^a   Hase, Kazunori ^a   Ogihara, Naomichi ^a   Hayamizu, Noriyuki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biomechanics; Bipedal walking; Computer simulation; Neuro musculo skeletal model; Ontogeny; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETON; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETON; WALKING;

EID: 2742540995     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000157199     Document Type: Article

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