Can co-activation reduce kinematic variability? A simulation study

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 373-381

  Selen, Luc P J ^a   Beek, Peter J ^a   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODULATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

ANTAGONISTIC MUSCLE PAIR; FRICTIONLESS HINGE JOINT; MOVEMENT KINEMATICS; REALISTIC FORCE VARIABILITY;

KINEMATICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS;

EID: 27744593571     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-005-0015-y     Document Type: Article

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