ArticleCurrent opinion in physiology2021
Methodological advances for studying gamma motor neurons.
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- Study of the electromyographic activity in patellofemoral pain syndrome accompanied by secondary myofascial pain syndrome specifically affecting the popliteus muscle following dry needling: a randomized clinical trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2025Trial
- Wobble-Board Dynamics Identify Individual Signatures of Balance Control for Clinical Assessment.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Defining spinal motor neuron subtypes across development: from embryonic specification to postnatal maturation.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- Mechanisms of Different Motor Neurons in the Occurrence of Spasticity After Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Effects of acupuncture combined with strength training and whole-body vibration training on patients with chronic ankle instability: a randomised controlled trial.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Sensory feedback for gait in transtibial amputees: a narrative review of technologies and clinical outcomes.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- A computational study of how an α- to γ-motoneurone collateral can mitigate velocity-dependent stretch reflexes during voluntary movement.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- An alpha- to gamma-motoneurone collateral can mitigate velocity-dependent stretch reflexes during voluntary movement: A computational study.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
The muscle spindle is an important sense organ for motor control and proprioception. Specialized intrafusal fibers are innervated by both stretch sensitive afferents and γ motor neurons that control the length of the spindle and tune the sensitivity of the muscle spindle afferents to both dynamic movement and static length. γ motor neurons share many similarities with other skeletal motor neurons, making it challenging to identify and specifically record or stimulate them. This short review will discuss recent advances in genetic and molecular biology techniques, electrophysiological recording, optical imaging, computer modelling, and stem cell culture techniques that have the potential to help answer important questions about fusimotor function in motor control and disease.
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