The inactivation principle: Mathematical solutions minimizing the absolute work and biological implications for the planning of arm movements

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Berret, Bastien ^a   Darlot, Christian ^a,b   Jean, Frédéric ^c   Pozzo, Thierry ^a,d   Papaxanthis, Charalambos ^a   Gauthier, Jean Paul ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

^c ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

^d ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIGITAL STORAGE; MUSCLE;

ARM MOVEMENTS; BEHAVIORAL DATA; BIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS; COST-FUNCTION; LIMB MOVEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MODEL FIT; MOTOR CONTROL; OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY; OPTIMALITY CRITERIA;

COST FUNCTIONS;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; ARM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GRAVITY; JOINT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDBACK; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; JOINTS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 55449085223     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000194     Document Type: Article

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