Recent work demonstrated that it is possible to identify motor unit discharge times from high-
density surface EMG (HDEMG) decomposition. Since then, the number of studies that use …

This brief review examines some of the methods used to infer central control strategies from
surface electromyogram (EMG) recordings. Among the many uses of the surface EMG in …

Invasive electromyography opened a new window to explore motoneuron behavior in vivo.
However, the technique is limited by the small fraction of active motoneurons that can be …

Despite the fact that the general neural mechanisms for muscle force generation are well
known, several details on the way in which motor neurons transform synaptic input into a …

Movement is accomplished by the controlled activation of motor unit populations. Our
understanding of motor unit physiology has been derived from experimental work on the …

Movements are generated by the coordinated activation of motor units. Recent technological
advances have made it possible to identify the concurrent activity of several tens of motor …

This paper examines the physiological mechanisms responsible for differences in the
amplitude of force fluctuations between young and old adults. Because muscle force is a …

1. The effect of age on the motor output of the first dorsal interosseous muscle of 22 (6
female, 16 male) human subjects was investigated. The purpose of the study was to …

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of motor-unit synchronization on the
surface electromyogram (EMG) and isometric force using a computer model of muscle …

The purpose of this review was to examine three issues that limit our understanding of motor
unit physiology:(1) the range and distribution of the innervation ratios in a muscle;(2) the …