Sensorimotor feedback based on task-relevant error robustly predicts temporal recruitment and multidirectional tuning of muscle synergies

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-45

  Safavynia, Seyed A ^a,b   Ting, Lena H ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Motor control; Posture and balance; Sensorimotor feedback

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE SYNERGISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK; STANDING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84871915573     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00684.2012     Document Type: Article

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