Voluntary modulation of human stretch reflexes

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-213

  Ludvig, Daniel ^a   Cathers, Ian ^b   Kearney, Robert E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANKLE JOINT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 34848921761     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-1030-0     Document Type: Article

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