ArticleThe Journal of physiology2020
Fast responses to stepping-target displacements when walking.
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- Spatiotemporal modulation of a common set of muscle synergies during unpredictable and predictable gait perturbations in older adults.The Journal of experimental biology · 2024Article
- Homing tasks performed using variations of crawling gait patterns reveal a role for attention in podokinetic path integration.Experimental brain research · 2023Article
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- A neuromuscular model of human locomotion combines spinal reflex circuits with voluntary movements.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- High-level motor planning allows flexible walking at different gait patterns in a neuromechanical model.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Anticipatory and reactive responses to underfoot perturbations during gait in healthy adults and individuals with a recent mild traumatic brain injury.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2021Article
- Post-stroke deficits in mediolateral foot placement accuracy depend on the prescribed walking task.Journal of biomechanics · 2021Article
- Ankle muscles drive mediolateral center of pressure control to ensure stable steady state gait.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Rhythmic auditory stimuli modulate movement recovery in response to perturbation during locomotion.The Journal of experimental biology · 2021Article
- Effects of ageing on responses to stepping-target displacements during walking.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Active foot placement control ensures stable gait: Effect of constraints on foot placement and ankle moments.PloS one · 2020Observational
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Abstract
key pointsGoal-directed arm movements can be adjusted at short latency to target shifts. We tested whether similar adjustments are present during walking on a treadmill with shifting stepping targets. Participants responded at short latency with an adequate gain to small shifts of the stepping targets. Movements of the feet during walking are controlled in a similar way to goal-directed arm movements if balance is not violated. ABSTRACT: It is well-known that goal-directed hand movements can be adjusted to small changes in target location with a latency of about 100 ms. We tested whether people make similar fast adjustments when a target location for foot placement changes slightly as they walk over a flat surface. Participants walked at 3 km/h on a treadmill on which stepping stones were projected. The stones were 50 cm apart in the walking direction. Every 5-8 steps, a stepping stone was unexpectedly displaced by 2.5 cm in the medio-lateral direction. The displacement took place during the first half of the swing phase. We found fast adjustments of the foot trajectory, with a latency of about 155 ms, initiated by changes in muscle activation 123 ms after the perturbation. The responses corrected for about 80% of the perturbation. We conclude that goal-directed movements of the foot are controlled in a similar way to those of the hand, thus also giving very fast adjustments.
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