A feedback model explains the differential scaling of human postural responses to perturbation acceleration and velocity

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3294-3309

  Welch, Torrence D J ^a   Ting, Lena H ^a  

^a Emory University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349137699     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90775.2008     Document Type: Article

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