Superposition and modulation of muscle synergies for reaching in response to a change in target location

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2796-2812

  D'Avella, Andrea ^a   Portone, Alessandro ^a   Lacquaniti, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arm; Double step paradigm; Electromyography; Motor control; Timevarying decomposition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055179319     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00675.2010     Document Type: Article

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