Effect of afferent feedback and central motor commands on soleus H-reflex suppression during arm cycling

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3049-3058

  Hundza, S R ^a,b   de Ruiter, Geoff C ^a   Klimstra, M ^a   Paul Zehr, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Human Discovery Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arm cycling; H reflex; Interlimb; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOADING TEST; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIBIAL NERVE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84870544521     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00485.2011     Document Type: Article

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