Fast changes in direction during human locomotion are executed by impulsive activation of motor modules

Neuroscience

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 283-293

  Oliveira, A S ^a,b   Silva, P B ^a   Lund, M E ^a   Kersting, U G ^a   Farina, D ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

EMG; Motor modules; Motor performance; Side step cutting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869232758     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.10.027     Document Type: Article

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