Human motor control requires the coordination of muscle activity under the anatomical
constraints imposed by the musculoskeletal system. Interactions within the central nervous …

Understanding the mechanisms that reduce the many degrees of freedom in the
musculoskeletal system remains an outstanding challenge. Muscle synergies reduce the …

Recent evidence suggests that complex spatiotemporal patterns of muscle activity can be
explained with a low-dimensional set of muscle synergies or M-modes. While it is clear that …

Recent research suggests that the nervous system controls muscles by activating flexible
combinations of muscle synergies to produce a wide repertoire of movements. Muscle …

The human body is a complex organism, the gross mechanical properties of which are
enabled by an interconnected musculoskeletal network controlled by the nervous system …

Skeletal muscle activity is continuously modulated across physiologic states to provide
coordination, flexibility and responsiveness to body tasks and external inputs. Despite the …

The central nervous system needs to coordinate multiple muscles during postural control.
Functional coordination is established through the neural circuitry that interconnects different …

Postural control is a natural behavior that requires the spatial and temporal coordination of
multiple muscles. Complex muscle activation patterns characterizing postural responses …

Movements are reportedly controlled through the combination of synergies that generate
specific motor outputs by imposing an activation pattern on a group of muscles. To date, the …

When walking speed is increased, the frequency ratio between the arm and leg swing
switches spontaneously from 2: 1 to 1: 1. We examined whether these switches are …