Previous studies in neurologically intact subjects have shown that motor coordination can be
described by task-dependent combinations of a few muscle synergies, defined here as a …

Previous studies indicate that motor coordination may be achieved by assembling task-
dependent combinations of a few muscle synergies, defined here as fixed patterns of …

We present a method called muscle synergy analysis, which can offer clinicians insight into
both underlying neural strategies for movement and functional outcomes of muscle activity …

The experimental findings herein reported are aimed at gaining a perspective on the
complex neural events that follow lesions of the motor cortical areas. Cortical damage …

Production of voluntary movements relies critically on the functional integration of several
motor cortical areas, such as the primary motor cortex, and the spinal circuitries …

Evidence suggests that the nervous system controls motor tasks using a low-dimensional
modular organization of muscle activation. However, it is not clear if such an organization …

Background The presence of abnormal muscle activation patterns is a well documented
factor limiting the motor rehabilitation of patients following stroke. These abnormal muscle …

Motor system uses muscle synergies as a modular organization to simplify the control of
movements. Motor cortical impairments, such as stroke and spinal cord injuries, disrupt the …

Synergies are thought to be the building blocks of vertebrate movements. The inability to
execute synergies in properly timed and graded fashion precludes adequate functional …

This study provides a detailed analysis of disturbances in the kinematics and dynamics of
the acceleration phase of multijoint arm movements in six patients with chronic hemiparesis …