Locomotor adaptation to a soleus EMG-controlled antagonistic exoskeleton

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1804-1814

  Gordon, Keith E ^a,c,d   Kinnaird, Catherine R ^a,d   Ferris, Daniel P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Exoskeleton; Gait; Motor adaptation; Motor learning; Orthosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXOSKELETON; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TRAINING; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANKLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

EID: 84878513047     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01128.2011     Document Type: Article

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