Smooth changes in the EMG patterns during gait transitions under body weight unloading

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1525-1536

  Labini, Francesca Sylos ^a   Ivanenko, Yuri P ^a   Cappellini, Germana ^a   Gravano, Silvio ^a,b   Lacquaniti, Francesco ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Electromyographic patterns; Gravity; Human locomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; HYPOGRAVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

EID: 80052568404     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00160.2011     Document Type: Article

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