Common muscle synergies for balance and walking

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Chvatal, Stacie A ^a   Ting, Lena H ^a  

^a Emory University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Locomotion; Motor control; Muscle Synergy; Posture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

BALANCE RECOVERIES; CENTER OF MASS MOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCLE SYNERGIES; POSTURE; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION;

MUSCLE;

EID: 84923216888     PISSN: 16625188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2013.00048     Document Type: Article

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