Identifying muscle synergies from EMG decomposition: Approaches, evidence, and potential application to neurorehabilitation

Biosystems and Biorobotics

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 1243-1247

  d’Avella, Andrea ^a   Cesqui, Benedetta ^a   Lacquaniti, Francesco ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

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EID: 84983397275     PISSN: 21953562     EISSN: 21953570     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_207     Document Type: Chapter

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