Subthreshold vestibular reflex effects in seated humans can contribute to soleus activation when combined with cutaneous inputs

Motor Control

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-74

  Thomas, Kristen E ^a   Bent, Leah R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human; Sensory integration; Somatosensory; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SITTING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

EID: 84876586046     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.17.1.62     Document Type: Article

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