Virtual biomechanics: A new method for online reconstruction of force from EMG recordings

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3333-3341

  de Rugy, Aymar ^a   Loeb, Gerald E ^b   Carroll, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Motor control; Myoelectric control; Reaching movements; Sensorimotor transformation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORCE; ISOMETRICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TUNING CURVE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871288214     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00714.2012     Document Type: Article

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