Adjustments of motor pattern for load compensation via modulated activations of muscle synergies during natural behaviors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1235-1257

  Cheung, Vincent C K ^a   D'Avella, Andrea ^b   Bizzi, Emilio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; JUMPING; KINEMATICS; LOADING TEST; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FROG; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RANA CATESBEIANA; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SWIMMING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 64749097247     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01387.2007     Document Type: Article

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