The neurophysiology of central and peripheral fatigue during sub-maximal lower limb isometric contractions

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Berchicci, Marika ^a   Menotti, Federica ^a   Macaluso, Andrea ^a   Di Russo, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Isometric contraction; Maximal twitch (MT); Maximal voluntary contractions (MVC); Movement related cortical potentials (MRCPs); Rating of perceived efforts (RPE)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPH; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 84933679396     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00135     Document Type: Article

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