Facial muscle activation patterns in healthy male humans: A multi-channel surface EMG study

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-128

  Schumann, Nikolaus Peter ^a   Bongers, Kevin ^a   Guntinas Lichius, Orlando ^a   Scholle, Hans Christoph ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facial movements; Facial muscles; Multi channel EMG; Muscle activation patterns; Surface EMG; Topography of muscle activation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACE MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; ORBICULARIS ORIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRATUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FACIAL MUSCLES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 77249124814     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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