We revisit the concept of synergy based on the recently translated classical book by Nikolai
Bernstein (On the construction of movements, Medgiz, Moscow 1947; Latash, Bernstein's …

We describe a physical approach to biological functions, with the emphasis on the motor
and sensory functions. The approach assumes the existence of biology-specific laws of …

Physics of Biological Action and Perception helps researchers interested in exploring
biological motor control from a physics or alternative viewpoint perspective. The book …

We use an approach rooted in the recent theory of synergies to analyze possible co-
variation between two hypothetical control variables involved in finger force production …

We combined the theory of neural control of movement with referent coordinates and the
uncontrolled manifold hypothesis to explore synergies stabilizing the hand action in …

We used the framework of the uncontrolled manifold hypothesis to explore force-stabilizing
synergies and motor equivalence in the spaces of individual motor unit (MU) firing …

We explored force-stabilizing synergies during accurate four-finger constant force
production tasks in spaces of finger modes (commands to fingers computed to account for …

A number of notions in the fields of motor control and kinesthetic perception have been used
without clear definitions. In this review, we consider definitions for efference copy, percept …

We accept a definition of synergy introduced by Nikolai Bernstein and develop it for various
actions, from those involving the whole body to those involving a single muscle …

In this study, we address the question: Can the central nervous system stabilize vertical
posture in the abundant space of neural commands? We assume that the control of vertical …