ArticleExperimental brain research2020
Muscle activities in similar arms performing identical tasks reveal the neural basis of muscle synergies.
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- sEMG-Based Muscle Synergy Analysis and Functional Driving Ratio for Quantitative Assessment During Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Rehabilitation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Higher involvement of synergistic muscle than active muscles in ankle plantar flexion.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Neuromuscular synergy characteristics of Tai Chi leg stirrup movements: optimal coordination patterns throughout various phases.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Upper Limb Sensory-Motor Control During Exposure to Different Mechanical Environments in Multiple Sclerosis Subjects With No Clinical Disability.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2022Article
- Stroke impairs the control of isometric forces and muscle activations in the ipsilesional arm.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effects of Hemispheric Stroke Localization on the Reorganization of Arm Movements within Different Mechanical Environments.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Synergistic Activation Patterns of Hand Muscles in Left-and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals.Journal of human kinetics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Are the muscle synergies extracted from multiple electromyographic signals an expression of neural information processing, or rather a by-product of mechanical and task constraints? To address this question, we asked 41 right-handed adults to perform a variety of motor tasks with their left and right arms. The analysis of the muscle activities resulted in the identification of synergies whose activation was different for the two sides. In particular, tasks involving the control of isometric forces resulted in larger differences. As the two arms essentially have identical biomechanical structure, we concluded that the differences observed in the activation of the respective synergies must be attributed to neural control.
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