The central nervous system (CNS) may produce the same endpoint trajectory or torque
profile with different muscle activation patterns. What differentiates these patterns is the …

To simplify redundant motor control, the central nervous system (CNS) may modularly
organize and recruit groups of muscles as “muscle synergies.” However, smooth and …

Neural control of synergist muscles is not well understood. Presumably, each muscle in a
synergistic group receives some unique neural drive and some drive that is also shared in …

The CNS may produce the same endpoint trajectory or torque profile with different muscle
activation patterns. What differentiates these patterns is the presence of co-contraction …

The purpose of our study was to identify the low-dimensional latent components, defined
hereafter as motor unit modes, underlying the discharge rates of the motor units in two knee …

This study aimed to determine whether neural drive is redistributed between muscles during
a fatiguing isometric contraction, and if so, whether the initial level of common synaptic input …

Alpha band oscillations in shared synaptic inputs to the alpha motor neuron pool can be
considered an involuntary source of noise that hinders precise voluntary force production …

The force generated by the muscles involved in an action is produced by common synaptic
inputs received by the engaged motor neurons. The purpose of our study was to identify the …

Our current understanding of synergistic muscle control is based on the analysis of muscle
activities. Modules (synergies) in muscle coordination are extracted from electromyographic …

Key points It is theorized that the nervous system controls groups of muscles together as
functional units, or 'synergies', resulting in correlated electromyographic (EMG) signals …